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Two arrested for hacking ISP sites Saturday, November 3, 2001

News Source Indian Express
By RAJSHRI MEHTA
THE Mumbai cybercrime cell arrested two persons in Ahmedabad on Wednesday for hacking into the networks of various internet service providers (ISPs). Umang Dave and S.I. Ilanthirayan are accused of hacking into ISP systems and redirecting web pages to sites with names of terrorist organisations such as Al Qaida and Laskar-e-Toiba. The duo ran an internet security agency called Gateway Telesoft Ltd in Ahmedabad. Both accused have been remanded to police custody till November 9.

Joint Commissioner (Crime) B.S. Mohite did confirm the arrests on hacking charges and said one is a scientist. But he urged not to give the arrests media coverage because it involved national security.


Police Commissioner M.N. Singh, however, denied any news of the arrests. According to preliminary investigations, the duo would hack into ISPs which had stockbrokers and corporate houses as clients. Later, their company would approach the ISP and propose a security programme. The ISPs would jump at the proposal and sign a deal.

 

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