Indian Army System Hacked

Looks like an Indian Army major had his computer hacked and classified data may have been leaked. Chinese again? Or Pakistan?

Some classified data of the tri-service Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) is likely to have leaked after an Army major's personal computer was accessed by online espionage agents, possibly from Pakistan, a couple of months ago.
Even as the military intelligence directorate's counter-espionage `B Wing' finalises its investigation into the "security breach'', the Army on Thursday strongly denied that the major has been taken into custody for spying for Pakistan.

"It's a case of computer hacking by an external agency. The matter is still under investigation, with the computer's hard disc being analysed by the forensic lab in Hyderabad,'' said a senior officer.

"However, there is no evidence to suggest an espionage case so far. After being questioned, the officer is back on duty with his parent unit in Port Blair. He was never taken into custody,'' he added.

But there is no denying the fact that the major, who belongs to 21 Bihar Regiment battalion working under the 108 Infantry Brigade deployed in the archipelago, had stored classified information on his computer, which was linked to the internet, in clear violation of orders not to do so.

By: Brant