"Malaysian Hacktivists Target Indian Websites as Payback"

A hacktivist group named DragonForce Malaysia has claimed responsibility for attacking and defacing at least 70 Indian government and private sector websites. According to the Times of India, the group claims the attacks are an act of retaliation for anti-Muslim remarks made by a now-suspended spokesperson of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Operators of DragonForce Malaysia's Telegram channel posted a recruitment message for Operation Patuk or "OpsPatuk." DragonForce Malaysia made a similar announcement on Twitter, listing about 70 websites it claimed to have attacked. The alleged victims include educational institutions such as Delhi Public School and Nagpur's Institute of Science, travel and logistics companies S.M. Transport Services and R.R. Logistics, and government websites such as the Indian Embassy of Israel. This article continues to discuss the targeting of Indian Websites by Malaysian activities, alleged victims, and the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team's (CERT-In) new cybersecurity directive requiring entities to report incidents to the agency within six hours. 

DataBreachToday reports "Malaysian Hacktivists Target Indian Websites as Payback"