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Pakistan's Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) has been subjected to a cyber attack in which its official email account and YouTube channel have been hacked. The cyber attack took place at 4 pm US time on Friday. According to media reports, the target of the breach was an email ID used by the information branch of the Permanent Mission.
The report quoted sources as saying that the mission's YouTube channel was also breached and its name, banner and content were changed by the attackers. Pakistan's UN mission has requested that posts on their channels be suspended until they regain control of all their emails and the videos created should be ignored. No group or organisation has claimed responsibility for the cyber attack.
Cyber attack on Pakistan's UN mission
Hackers have attacked the account of Pakistan's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, compromising both the official email account and YouTube channel. Sources said the mission's YouTube channel was also attacked, with its name, banner and content changed.
Cyber hackers target Pakistan
Earlier on May 13, Pakistan stressed the need for a permanent cyber capacity building mechanism under the United Nations in an effort to promote trust and cooperation among states, particularly to bridge the gap between developing and developed countries.