Official sites being hacked is obviously not a new and recent phenomenon. Belonging to government or otherwise, even the strongest of the cyber secured websites have fallen a prey to the online hacking scavengers. Owing to the recent hacking of the website of the Defense minister of India, focus is again on the intentions of hackers. What do they want? Why do they choose the internet to gain attention? Is it because the threat of being caught is negligible? Have these hackers proved to be just a medium of outsourced terrorism? What arenas does this debate open?
These are compelling questions and each of them takes us to a different debate. I saw one of the hacked websites (for confidential reasons, I cannot divulge the details) and it was full of abuses for the armed forces and government of that country. These were grotesque uncensored pictures and morbid graphics. The fact that it would be difficult to arrest such mischief makers makes the content even more morose.
What would be interesting to look at, is that whether there was any actual impact of the hacker’s agenda on the concerned government. If not, then what motive do the hackers fulfill? To gain attention? To achieve popularity? To make people aware of their cause? Does it make a difference? Has it EVER made a difference?
I am leaving you with more questions than answers, some points to think about. Or maybe it depends on the country- with the amount of usage of official websites and their reach. I would love to hear your views on this.
