The Rawalpindi police website was hacked by a group claiming to represent the Taliban on Thursday. The attack may reflect the ability of the group to access secure government information as well.
City police officer Humayun Bashir Tarar confirmed that the Rawalpindi police website has been hacked. “We are removing information from the website and also blocking further access,” he said, adding that the website contained general information about the Rawalpindi police for public guidance and no secret information has been compromised. He said the Taliban had hacked banks and other organisations’ websites in the past.
“We are tracing who hacked it and how he did so. We will also confirm whether the hackers are really Taliban or just using their names,” he said, adding that the website will be repaired soon.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 16th, 2014.
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