(a) whether Pakistan ISI hacked vital data of Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta to erase vital data on July 10, 2000`
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the corrective action taken/proposed to be taken in this regard?
(a) whether Pakistan ISI hacked vital data of Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta to erase vital data on July 10, 2000`
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the corrective action taken/proposed to be taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI PRAMOD MAHAJAN)
(a): The computer system at Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta was hacked and the
incident was detected at about 9.00 a.m. on July 10,2000. The details of the hackers
are not known and so far it has not been possible to ascertain whether the hacking has
been done by Pakistan ISI.
(b): The hacking incident affected only the main server and the home page of the Indian
Statistical Institute. The servers which the Institution uses for computation purposes
were not hacked and there were no loss of data and programmes. The system was restored
around 1 p.m. on the same day.
(c): Some preventive measures have been taken by the Institute. Faculty members who go
abroad/visit other institutions in India are given the permission to access the e-mail
server from outside. This practice has since been stopped. For preventing of recurrence
of such hacking, suitable security facilities are being installed.