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Cyber attack on NHAI email server, no data loss

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NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Monday stated a cyber attack passed off on its email server on Sunday night time however immediate motion resulted in no information loss. As a precaution, the Authority had shut down the server.

“A ransom ware assault on NHAI e mail server passed off yesterday night time. The assault was foiled by the security system and e mail servers have been shut down from security viewpoint,” NHAI Chief General Manager, IT, Akhilesh Srivastava, stated.

The system is restored now, Srivastava added.

“No data loss took place. NHAI data lake and other systems remained unaffected from this attack,” he stated.

The authorities had warned in opposition to a large-scale cyber assault in opposition to people and companies earlier this month.

India’s cyber safety nodal company, CERT-In had issued an advisory warning that the potential phishing assaults might impersonate authorities businesses, departments and commerce our bodies which have been tasked to supervise disbursement of presidency fiscal support.

The NHAI has been mandated the duty to develop, preserve and handle National Highways, the arterial roads of the nation, for inter-state motion of passengers and items.

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