199 govt websites defaced in last 6 months: Kamat

The government today said 199 government websites have been defaced by foreign hackers in the last six months.

“The website of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was defaced by a foreign hacker “Pakistan Cyber Army” on December 3, 2010. In addition to this, a total of 198 government websites were defaced by foreign hackers in the past six months,” Minister of State for Communications and IT Gurudas Kamat said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.