Indian hackers deface Pakistani sites in response to cyberattacks

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By Ryan Huang
ZDNet News
January 30, 2014

Over 2,000 websites from India and Pakistan have been defaced so far in 
the past two days, as hackers from both countries duke it out in 
cyberspace.

More than 100 Pakistani websites were defaced on Wednesday, apparently in 
retaliation for the defacement of more than 2,000 Indian websites by 
Pakistani hackers on Republic Day, according to The Hindu.

The defaced websites carried the message "Hacked by Indian Cyber Rakshak", 
and the attacks are expected to continue, cybersecurity experts told the 
news agency.

The retaliatory defacement of Pakistani websites began on Tuesday night 
and continued through Wednesday, according to the Global Cyber Security 
Response Team (GCSRT).

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