National Investigation Agency website shut after security breach
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has shut its website following reports of security breach though it claimed it was tightening safety mechanism following hacking of government websites.
The NIA, formed in the aftermath of 26/11 Mumbai attacks in 2008, had created its website with the help of National Informatics Centre (NIC). However, the address "nia.gov.in" today reads that the site is under construction.
Sources in NIC, which mans all the government websites, said there was an urgent message from the NIA for shutting its website after certain documents were placed on it which could be termed as a security breach. Senior NIA officials, however, said the website was taken off from the cyber space in order to further tighten the security so that it becomes impregnable for hackers.
