After the terror attack in Pahalgam last month, there has been a huge rise in cyberattacks on Indian websites. According to officials, more than 1.5 million attacks were launched online after the incident.

Experts from Maharashtra Cyber, a special team that watches cybercrime, found that seven groups were behind these attacks. These groups are known as Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups. They usually plan long-term online attacks and are hard to stop. The attackers were mainly connected to Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Morocco, and some Middle Eastern countries.

Even though the number of attacks sounds scary, only 150 were successful, which is less than one out of every 10,000 attacks. That means more than 99.99% of the attacks were blocked. This shows that India's cyber defenses are working well.

To explain what happened, the Indian Armed Forces made a report called “Road of Sindoor.” This report gives all the details about the cyberattacks and how they were planned. It also builds on a previous report called “Echoes of Pahalgam,” which had looked at online activity after the Pahalgam terror strike.

The new report was shared with important law enforcement teams like the Director General of Police and the State Intelligence Department.

What kind of attacks were used?

The attackers used many tricks to try and break into websites and systems. These included:

  • Malware (bad software that can damage or steal data)

  • DDoS attacks (sending too much traffic to a website to make it crash)

  • GPS spoofing (faking location data)

  • Website defacement (changing how websites look or adding messages)

One official told PTI: “The probe discovered that cyberattacks on (government websites in) India decreased after India-Pakistan ceased hostilities, but did not fully stop. These attacks continue from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Morocco, and Middle Eastern countries.”