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A very shocking and serious news related to the security of the country has come to light. About 31 GB of highly sensitive digital data related to Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Indian Army has been offered for sale on the dark web for just Rs 6.6 lakh. After a report related to cyber security came out, the intelligence and security agencies of the country have become alert. Ever since this sensational revelation, DRDO and concerned government departments have been thoroughly investigating the authenticity and depth of how authentic and dangerous the leaked data actually is.
How was this big cyber threat revealed?
The entire matter came to light when Thiruvananthapuram-based cyber security firm ‘Alibi Global’ caught this suspicious activity during its routine dark web monitoring. The company’s technical director V.K. According to Bhadran, for the last two weeks, advertisements were being run openly on the dark web to sell 31 GB data. To strengthen their offer, the hackers have also released some sample documents, which claim to have signatures of senior defense scientists and are linked to several restricted technical clearances. Following the standard and safe protocols, this firm immediately gave official information to the intelligence agency ‘Intelligence Bureau’ (IB), after which teams of technical experts have now started getting to the bottom of it.
Close watch of security agencies and memories of past incidents
After this whole matter came to light, defense analysts and cyber security experts seem very worried. Experts suggest that a very detailed forensic investigation should be conducted to find out whether this is actually data related to an internal server of DRDO or has been tampered with by some other defense unit. It is worth noting that earlier in the month of March also, a notorious hacking group named ‘Babuk Locker 2.0’ had claimed to have breached the DRDO system, although the security officials had then clarified that the main security system was completely secure and the files were accessed through some other means. However, considering the seriousness of the current matter, the agencies are working with full alertness so that the truth of this sensitive matter related to national security can be revealed as soon as possible.