India's largest fixed line telecoms operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been breached by a hacker group, which is demanding for the withdrawal of a controversial legislation allegedly suppressing freedom of speech and expression.
Anonymous India said in a Twitter post on Thursday, it hacked BSNL's Web site and leaked company passwords and database on Pastebin.
"Anonymous India demands the withdrawal of Section 66A of the IT Act," the post added.
The BSNL Web site is currently inaccessible, at the time of publication.
R K Upadhyay, the telco's chairman and managing director confirmed with the Press Trust of Indiathe site had been hacked and it was working to restore it.
The hacker group further added in a message left on the site that it supported Indian activists Aseem Trivedi and Alok Dixit, who have gone on a hunger strike to protest against Section 66A of the country's IT Act.
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Anonymous India said in a Twitter post on Thursday, it hacked BSNL's Web site and leaked company passwords and database on Pastebin.
"Anonymous India demands the withdrawal of Section 66A of the IT Act," the post added.
The BSNL Web site is currently inaccessible, at the time of publication.
R K Upadhyay, the telco's chairman and managing director confirmed with the Press Trust of Indiathe site had been hacked and it was working to restore it.
The hacker group further added in a message left on the site that it supported Indian activists Aseem Trivedi and Alok Dixit, who have gone on a hunger strike to protest against Section 66A of the country's IT Act.
Read MOre . . . .