Pakistan's Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) has been subjected to a cyber attack, with its official email account and YouTube channel hacked. The cyber attack took place on Friday at 4 pm according to US time. According to media reports, the target of the attack was an email ID used by the Information Wing of the Permanent Mission.
The report quoted sources as saying that Mission's YouTube channel was also tampered with and cyber attackers changed its name, banner and content. The Pakistani UN Mission has requested that all emails and videos posted on their channels be ignored until they regain control of their accounts. No group or organization has claimed responsibility for the cyber attack.
Cyber attack on Pakistan's UN mission
Hackers have attacked the account of Pakistan's Permanent Mission to the UN, causing both the official email account and YouTube channel to be hacked. Sources said the mission's YouTube channel was also attacked, with its name, banner and content changed. Earlier on May 13, Pakistan had emphasized the need for a permanent cyber capacity building mechanism under the United Nations to bridge the gap, especially between developing and developed countries, in an effort to promote trust and cooperation among states.
Cyber hackers target Pakistan
Ambassador Munir Akram said at the Global Round Table on ICT Security Capacity Building that international cooperation in the field of capacity building at the same level is an important measure for a secure, stable and peaceful ICT (Information and Communication Technology) environment.
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