October 23, 2024 5:14 PM

MHA issues advisory to create ‘Special Wing of Cyber Commandos’ in all states to counter cyber threats

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an advisory on Tuesday, urging all states to establish a Special Wing of Cyber Commandos. The initiative comes in response to over 100 hoax bomb threats targeting Indian airlines in the past week, causing significant disruption to passengers and financial losses for the airlines. The majority of these threats were traced back to accounts on social media platform X, created using virtual private networks (VPNs) or dark web browsers, eluding detection by ...