Karachi’s sole electricity supplier, K-Electric’s IT system has come under a cyber-attack.
According to reports, K-Electric’s internal communication and connectivity with banks have been suspended as a result of the cyber-attack.
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The electricity supplier is yet to disclose the details about the origin of the cyber-attack and the true extent of the damage it has caused.
A K-Electric’s spokesperson has said that its IT department is making efforts to restore the internal communication and links with banks as soon as possible.
Last month, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) revealed that Indian hackers, in a series of cyber-attacks, had targeted phones of government officials and military personnel.
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However, Pakistani security agencies successfully foiled the cyber-attacks by the Indian intelligence agencies.
Following the cyber-attacks, intelligence agencies implemented several measures to consolidate the cybersecurity, said ISPR, adding that government institutions had also been directed to improve cybersecurity to avert such attacks in the future.
What? K-Electric came under a cyber-attack? Hadn’t such a powerful company taken steps to counter such malicious attacks before they actually occurred? It’s sad, but KE ought to engage renowned cybersecurity companies like RSA, Symantec, or AMSAT to ensure it doesn’t face such attacks again.