‘Indian Cyber Force’ An Indian hacker group, launched cyber attacks on Qatar in response to the death sentence handed to eight former Indian Navy officers by a Qatari court in Espionage case.They also breached the CCTV camera web servers of the country.
CCTV Camera Web Server!
Region: Qatar#cyberattacks #Qatar pic.twitter.com/AN3lpmnYay— Indian Cyber Force (@CyberForceX) November 7, 2023
In the retaliation, the recent death sentences handed to eight former Indian Navy officers by a Qatari court on charges of espionage, an Indian hacker group named ‘INDIAN CYBER FORCE’ has carried out a series of cyber attacks on Qatar.
The tensions escalated on October 26th when the hacker group issued a threat to retaliate with cyber attacks in response to the verdict. Subsequently, on November 7th, they claimed to have executed several cyber attacks on Qatar, fulfilling their earlier warning.
#Qatar Top Shopping Website has been taken Down. Made #shopping website out of stock 🙂
Target -> https://t.co/kDbMiqrLP9
Check Host -> https://t.co/3fiTtHfmyY#IndianCyberForce#IndianHackers pic.twitter.com/ZbggXsTD0N
— Indian Cyber Force (@CyberForceX) November 8, 2023
The hacker group stated that their attacks involved unauthorized access to servers, leakage of credential data, website defacement, and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. They also claimed to have accessed account information associated with Qatar and breached the CCTV camera web servers in the country. To further disrupt Qatar’s online presence, the group conducted DDoS attacks on various government websites, and they defaced a prominent shopping mall website in Qatar.
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The Indian hacker group re-shared a post of Fusion Intelligence Center on X, formerly Twitter. In its post, Fusion Intelligence Center said that Indian Cyber Force launched cyber attacks on Qatar.
Indian🇮🇳 Hacker Group Carries Out Cyber Attacks on Qatar🇶🇦
On October 26th, the Indian hacker group ‘INDIAN CYBER FORCE’ had threatened a cyber attack in response to the death sentences handed to eight former Indian Navy officers by a Qatari court on charges of espionage.
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— Fusion Intelligence Center @ StealthMole (@stealthmole_int) November 8, 2023
A Weeks ago, a Qatari court had awarded death sentence to eight former Indian Navy personnel in October. The former naval officers had been working for Al Dahra company on a submarine project for the Qatari authorities when they were detained more than a year ago. Currently, the Ministry of External Affairs is negotiating with the Qatar government for the safety of former Navy officials.
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