Cyberwar between India and Bangladesh escalates

Bangladeshi hackers have been hacking Indian sites, and Indian hackers have been hacking Bangladeshi sites. Now it is escalating as each side calls for ‘cyberwar’ against the other.

A week ago the Indian Hackers group announced a ‘cyberwar’ against Bangladesh. This was quickly followed by news that a hacker calling himself ‘Silent Hacker’ had defaced 30 Bangladeshi government websites.

Bangladeshi groups hit back. A day later, more than 300 Indian sites were attacked. The Bangladesh Cyber Army posted to Pastebin a list of more than 250 sites it claimed to have hacked. Another list of more than 30 Indian government sites claimed to have been ‘downed by the Bangladesh Cyber Army’ was pasted on 11 February. DDoS is the main method of attack.