{"id":777013049,"date":"2024-02-09T08:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T11:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777013049"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:10:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:10:23","slug":"indian-government-websites-hacked-to-display-online-betting-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/indian-government-websites-hacked-to-display-online-betting-ads","title":{"rendered":"Indian government websites hacked to display online betting ads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Over 300 Indian websites, including central and state portals, have been hijacked to display online gambling and cricket betting ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

India.- It’s been reported that over 300 government websites have been hacked <\/strong>to display ads promoting online gaming and cricket betting. It’s not clear over what period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) <\/strong>of the central government has identified numerous websites involved, including that of the Bureau of Indian Standards, which is tasked with combatting counterfeit goods. Other government departments and bodies affected include the Agricultural Research Department, Department of Biotechnology, UNESCO India, School of Innovation Council and the Housing Department of Maharashtra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports indicate that the hackers were operating from locations in Indonesia, Thailand and Pakistan<\/strong>. Users who clicked on the ads were redirected to payment gateways. Hackers employed ransomware attacks to thwart efforts aimed to rectify the compromised websites, resulting in the seizure of data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>India: 21 arrested for alleged illegal gambling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These hijackings have been reportedly peaking during cricket matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Betting on any sports is illegal in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>Probe launched over deepfake of Indian cricketer promoting gambling app<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over 300 Indian websites, including central and state portals, have been hijacked to display online gambling and cricket betting ads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":34643,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Over 300 Indian government websites, encompassing central and state portals, have been compromised to display online gambling and cricket betting advertisements. This widespread cyberattack, reportedly originating from Indonesia, Thailand, and Pakistan, involved ransomware and redirected users to illicit payment gateways, with incidents peaking during the Indian Premier League. This incident underscores significant regulatory compliance challenges and cybersecurity vulnerabilities within a market where sports betting remains illegal.","focusai_entities":"Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), Bureau of Indian Standards, Agricultural Research Department, Department of Biotechnology, UNESCO India, School of Innovation Council, Housing Department of Maharashtra, Indian Premier League (IPL)","focusai_location":"India, Indonesia, Thailand, Pakistan, Maharashtra","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), affiliate_publisher (0.7), tech_data (0.9), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (1.0), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Framework Gaps?","query":"What specific enhancements to India's regulatory compliance and cybersecurity governance frameworks are anticipated following these widespread government website hijackings, particularly concerning illicit iGaming promotion?"},{"label":"Payment Gateway Accountability?","query":"How are payment service providers implicated in facilitating transactions for these illicit gambling operations, and what enhanced AML and fraud prevention protocols are being mandated to mitigate such risks?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16334],"tags":[20326],"class_list":["post-777013049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-illegal-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777013049"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777013053,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013049\/revisions\/777013053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777013049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777013049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777013049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}