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Cybersecurity: DDoS Attack on Karnataka’s Kaveri 2.0 Portal

12 February 20251 min read
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYCybersecurity:DDoS Attack onKarnataka’s Kaveri2.0 Portal12 February 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

A long DDoS attack froze Karnataka’s online property registration system and exposed weak cyber response.

Key facts

  • Attack began in December 2024 and lasted into February 2025; revenue loss is likely.
  • A complaint reached cyber crime police only on 7 February.
  • Past incidents: WannaCry at the State Data Centre (2017), ₹11.5 crore from the e-procurement portal (2019), NIMHANS attack (2022).

Concerns

  • The e-Governance Department was slow to involve police, delaying tracing of attackers.
  • Bureaucrat-run committees have no police members.

National bodies

  • I4C: Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, linked to the Home Ministry.
  • NCIIPC: protects critical information infrastructure.
  • Karnataka needs similar set-ups under clear SOPs.

Exam angle

  • DDoS: Distributed Denial of Service.

Test yourself

1. Kaveri 2.0, which suffered a DDoS attack, is which kind of portal?

Kaveri 2.0 is Karnataka's property registration portal.

2. Which national body protects India's critical information infrastructure?

The National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre protects critical infrastructure; I4C coordinates cyber crime.

3. Which ransomware attack hit Karnataka's State Data Centre in 2017?

The 2017 incident at the State Data Centre was WannaCry.

This topic is part of Daily Current Affairs 12 February 2025 (13 topics).

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