KP govt website defaced by hackers
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The official website of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government was temporarily hacked by a group calling itself the 'Pashtun Cyber Army', it emerged Thursday.
The hackers defaced kp.gov.pk with a message criticising Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, whose party governs KP.
"Shame on KPK people who elected a party run from Bani Gala," reads the text.
The hackers have also criticised what they allege is the "illegal occupation of Fata, Pashtunistan and Balochistan".
As a footnote, the hackers asked that they be given the "credit" for the hacking instead of Indian intelligence agency RAW.
A representative at KP's e-Governance Web Cell told Dawn.com via telephone that efforts were being made to restore the site to its original state.
"The site will be restored by today," he said.
The website was restored in the afternoon.
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Dec 15, 2016 11:03am
Funny. Isn't ?
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Dec 15, 2016 11:37am
It looks like the KPK website is down with the sickness
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Dec 15, 2016 11:37am
Seems like the pml-n hackers cell just got active!! This has definitely been done internally by a political party! In this case most probably Pml-n as the rhetoric seems very similar to comments by their ministers!!
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Dec 15, 2016 11:50am
Seems PMLN mafia now hires black hat hackers....
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Dec 15, 2016 11:53am
@SKH - why jump to such conclusion?
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Dec 15, 2016 11:56am
@SKH PTI KP government is creating it's own enemies within province because of IK big claims. They need to address governance instead of blaming PMLN. And everyone who criticize PTI is not PMLN supporter
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Dec 15, 2016 12:07pm
@Love Your Country because even if a tap is disorder in KPK they think pmnl did that.
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Dec 15, 2016 12:13pm
@SKH... I can guess who are these...
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Dec 15, 2016 12:17pm
@Love Your Country, the normal mode of deduction is usually, "Who benefits from an action?". And the answer is quiet obvious.
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Dec 15, 2016 12:39pm
legitimate question posted on the site by the concerned hackers.
If IK/PTI is less than smart in Politics, why should Pakistanis pay the price?
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Dec 15, 2016 12:53pm
Oh ! Why "tabdeeli" is possible ??? , Too sad !!
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Dec 15, 2016 01:20pm
@Philosopher (from Japan) Because they are. Its called profiling.
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Dec 15, 2016 01:23pm
@SKH: A random check on anyone on KpK streets would confirm what the hackers say.
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Dec 15, 2016 01:27pm
What has he achieved.?
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Dec 15, 2016 01:38pm
These cyber criminals cannot do much damage in Pakistan ,we keep hardcopy of everything.
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Dec 15, 2016 01:50pm
to the hacker shame on you. its not an achievement to hack a website, anyone with a little relevant knowledge could do that. and who the hell you are to say such like things about the KP people. I think the KP people are more politically mature than any other province in Pakistan. KP people just dont follow anyone blindly and they can throw them out when they dont deliver. We are not slaves, we chose and we judge and we decide what to do next.
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Dec 15, 2016 02:55pm
Means that IK is doing the right things. The more enemies, the more you are doing ok, simple political formula.
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Dec 15, 2016 02:55pm
The corrupt want to get back in the system. Good work KPK!
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Dec 15, 2016 03:03pm
NO Pakistani will do this. This is done by Indian hackers.
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Dec 15, 2016 03:19pm
@Rahat - Don't be so sure!
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Dec 15, 2016 03:44pm
@Rahat FROM THE HACKER'S MESSAGE ON WEBSITE AND FROM HACKING FORUMS, ONE CAN EASILY DEDUCE THAT THE HACKER IS FROM AFGHANISTAN. CHECK OUT HIS TWITTER https://twitter.com/r00t_Xploit
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Dec 15, 2016 03:53pm
@Rahat - What da ya mean!? We are not good enough for that??
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Dec 15, 2016 04:32pm
One thing for sure, it couldn't be the Qataris who hacked the site - out of spite for denial of hunting licenses in KPK. They have no time for such useless pursuits.
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Dec 15, 2016 04:55pm
@Philosopher (from Japan) only people like u find it funny
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Dec 15, 2016 05:48pm
This was done to defame Imran Khan and PTI because they refused the request by PMLN government to allow ARAB SHEIKHS to hunt animals in KPK! Wake up people!
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Dec 15, 2016 06:14pm
The PMLN hackers should have received "Access Denied" message instead .
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Dec 15, 2016 07:36pm
@SKH:Do you think PML(N) have the mental capabilities to do such a high-tech operation?
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Dec 15, 2016 09:27pm
@Basit Ali If eyes can be opened it shows nine more people found it funny. It needs conscience that you might lack.
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Dec 15, 2016 10:23pm
This website is useless anyway!!….show me a single item here that IS REALLY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. Its all a show-piece KPK is modenized enough using latest IT tools (with no benefits to the people of KPK)……example?…..check out the JOBS section….they hire high profile jobs through backdoor policy, mostly through PTI led MNAs and MPAs and only advertise lower level jobs.
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Dec 15, 2016 10:24pm
Why they dont use HTTPS and they are using some one DEV even kid can hack it ,,,
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Dec 16, 2016 11:14am
Atleast they delivered the right message
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