Sudden Spurt in Cyber Security Breaches, Govt Accounts Targeted

Several Indian government accounts, including the account of the UGC, the IMD, the account of the UP CMO and scores of other handles, were recently hacked. According to data released by the government, more than 600 social media accounts of the central government were hacked in the last five years. Experts say this is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Tejasi Panjiar, Capstone Fellow, Internet Freedom Foundation
Khushbu Jain, cyber lawyer
Rohin Garg, Associate Policy Counsel, Internet Freedom Foundation
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