As tensions flare following the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Pakistan has intensified both kinetic and cyber provocations against India, defence and security officials said.
According to a defence spokesperson, the Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire agreement along the Line of Control (LoC) for the seventh consecutive night, with unprovoked firing reported during the intervening night of May 1 and 2. The firing spanned multiple locations in the Kupwara and Baramulla districts of north Kashmir, later expanding to the Poonch and Akhnoor sectors in the Jammu region.
Meanwhile, Indian cyber agencies have thwarted a series of coordinated hacking attempts attributed to Pakistan-backed hacker groups, including “Cyber Group HOAX1337” and “National Cyber Crew,” government sources told BharatShakti.
Army Public School Nagrota and Sunjuwan’s websites were among the targets, with hackers attempting to deface them using messages mocking the victims of the Pahalgam attack. Another website offering healthcare services to military veterans was also defaced, suggesting a deliberate targeting of vulnerable civilian-linked platforms.
“There have been repeated attempts to breach websites associated with children, veterans, and their families,” said a cyber security official familiar with the developments. “This reflects a new low and signals Pakistan’s growing desperation to provoke India through unethical digital warfare.”
Other targeted platforms include the Army Institute of Hotel Management and websites associated with Indian Air Force veterans.
These cyber offensives are viewed by Indian security agencies as part of a broader campaign of hybrid warfare by Pakistan, which has historically used both terrorism and information operations to destabilize India.
“Pakistan appears to be testing India’s restraint across multiple domains — military, civilian, and digital,” said a senior military official.
Ravi Shankar
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