Pakistani cyber actors compromised 4 Indian Railways computers: Intelligence Bureau letter

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New Delhi: Last month, the Intelligence Bureau wrote to the Ministry of Railways, alerting it about computer systems being compromised by Pakistan-based “cyber actors”.

The letter written in May, which has been accessed by ThePrint, stated: “It is learnt that (04) Internet connected computers in use at different offices of Indian Railways has (sic) been compromised by Pakistan based cyber actors (APT 36 Malware campaign). Data from the compromised computers are being constantly sent to servers abroad.”

The details of the computers have been attached separately, the IB’s letter added. A highly placed source told ThePrint that while three of the computers identified are located in the ministry, one is the personal computer of a top vigilance officer from the railways.

Asked for a comment by ThePrint, Ministry of Railways spokesperson D.J. Narain said the issue was “very old”, without specifying how old it was. He added: “We have nothing more to say on this. All we can say is we are all safe.”

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Pakistani cyber actors compromised 4 Indian Railways computers: Intelligence Bureau letter