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Pakistan behind recent cyberattack?

“cyber attack from pakistan”
Cyberattack reported
Confidence: High Checked on March 24, 2026

Summary

In the 2025 India–Pakistan conflict, Pakistan’s military announced it launched a cyberattack targeting Indian military satellites, government websites and critical digital infrastructure. This confirms that a cyberattack originating from Pakistan was reported.

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reuters.com
ria.ru
justice.gov
nytimes.com
  • How Pakistan Is Trying to Reshape Its Image Abroad - The New York Times

    Their journalists have been highly critical of Pakistan’s archrival, India, and have framed a military campaign against the Taliban in terms that mostly echo the Pakistani military’s rhetoric — reinforcing claims that all strikes hit Afghan military targets, for example, despite evidence to the contrary.

pk.usembassy.gov
en.wikipedia.org
  • 2025 India–Pakistan conflict - Wikipedia

    Pakistan's military said it launched a cyberattack as part of Operation Bunyun Marsoos, targeting Indian military satellites, government websites, and critical digital infrastructure. Indian authorities recorded over 1.5 million attempted cyber intrusions.

  • Cyberwarfare and China - Wikipedia

    The People's Republic of China did not have the capability to conduct cyber offensive operations until after 1991, the year it connected to the internet. In 1992, the People's Liberation Army (PLA)'s journal Foreign Military Arts stated that US was researching "computer virus weapons" that would have the potential to attack civilian targets and military targets.

  • 2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict - Wikipedia

    According to the sources, even Taliban controlled media outlets were not allowed to photograph the sites and areas targeted by Pakistan's airstrikes, and there were no accurate statistics on the casualties of civilians and Taliban fighters. On 1 March, the Taliban suspended the broadcasts of Rah-e-Farda radio and television in Kabul, a channel affiliated with Mohammad Mohaqiq. The suspension was linked to remarks by Mohammad Mohaqiq, which reportedly criticized the Taliban's recent retaliatory attacks against Pakistan.

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