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India: Over 700 govt websites hacked in 4 yrs

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Dissent

For those who like stats, some data from India, reported by Press Trust of India:

More than 700 websites of various central and state government departments were hacked in the past four years, Lok Sabha (India’s Parliament):

Of the total of 707, 199 of them were hacked last year, 164 in 2015, 155 in 2014 and 189 in 2013, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.

Rijiju said a total of 8,348 persons were arrested for their involvement in cyber crimes.

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