Ahmedabad:
Officials said on Tuesday that the anti-Gujarat anti-terrorism squad (ATS) has arrested two persons, including a minor, to allegedly hack Indian websites and post anti-India messages online.
According to officials, the accused includes a minor boy and another person as Jasim Shahnawaz Ansari (resident of Nadid in Kheda district of Gujarat).
Both were running a telegram channel where they shared proof of their hacking activities, they said.
Recently during Operation Sindor, ATS received several alerts about hackers targeting Indian websites.
According to ATS Dig Sunil Joshi, “We often get information about such cyber attacks. During the operation, we found that the anti-national elements were actively trying to bring down Indian websites.”
According to Dig Joshi, Gujarat ATS Inspector Dhruv Prajapati received an input about Ansari and minors, who were running the ‘Annsec’ channel.
A special team was formed for investigation. The phones of both the suspects were sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for the exam.
The investigation revealed that the accused had earlier created two telegram channels called ‘Explitexsek’ and ‘ElitexPlit’ (a backup channel). Later his name was changed to ‘Ansike’.
“They created a backup channel because if their channel is moved down for some reason, they can continue their activity through the backup channel,” Dig Joshi said.
Although both failed in class 12, they allegedly became highly skilled in hacking and cyber activities in just 6 to 8 months. Apart from hacking websites, he was also found posting a message against India, he said.
He said that an FIR has been lodged in relation to the case and further investigation is going on.
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