Hacktivist Groups Hit India After Pahalgam Attack

Hacktivist Groups Hit India After Pahalgam Attack

First came the bullets, then came the bots. In the wake of India’s April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam and the retaliatory military strikes under Operation Sindoor, cyberspace lit up with another warfront: a coordinated digital assault launched by hacktivist groups across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and beyond. According to a detailed cybercrime advisory from Cyble, more than 40 ideologically motivated hacktivist groups attempted to disrupt …

India Experiences Hacktivist Group Activity Amid Military Tensions

More than 40 hacktivist groups conducted coordinated cyberattacks against India following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, which in turn prompted India to respond with targeted strikes aimed at alleged terrorist infrastructure across the border and the Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir region (PoK). Cyble Research & Intelligence Lab’s (CRIL) findings indicate that over the course of two weeks, several fund…