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<p>The website of the Defence Ministry was hacked on Friday.</p>

<p>Chinese characters appeared on the website homepage.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ministry of Defence website hacked, Chinese characters appearing on the website home page. <a href="https://t.co/VBzWXLC8EM">pic.twitter.com/VBzWXLC8EM</a></p>
— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/982214876889137155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman wrote on Twitter that action had been initiated after the hacking and that the website would be restored shortly.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Action is initiated after the hacking of MoD website ( <a href="https://t.co/7aEc779N2b">https://t.co/7aEc779N2b</a> ). The website shall be restored shortly. Needless to say, every possible step required to prevent any such eventuality in the future will be taken. <a href="https://twitter.com/DefenceMinIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DefenceMinIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PIB_India?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PIB_India</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PIBHindi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PIBHindi</a></p>
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<p>The National Informatics Centre has, however, said&nbsp;that the website was not hacked and there was some technical issue since 2:30 pm on the website.&nbsp;</p>

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— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/982251594770034690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>Meanwhile, websites of the Home Affairs, Law, and Labour went down after reports of hacking.&nbsp;</p>

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— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/982240928852197376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>The hacking comes amid consistent reports of&nbsp;Chinese intervention in and around Indian territory.</p>

<p>The Defence Minister had said earlier this month that <a href="http://cmsuat.wionews.com/india-news/government-ready-for-any-unforeseen-situation-in-doklam-nirmala-sithraman-37013">China was involved in the construction of helipads</a>, sentry posts and trenches for its army personnel in Doklam.</p>

<p>Also recently, Chinese presence in the form of infrastructure,&nbsp;Chinese telecommunications tower and an observation post with a surveillance equipment was seen along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh.</p>


The reports have come amid consistent reports of Chinese intervention in and around Indian territory

The website of the Defence Ministry was hacked on Friday. Chinese characters appeared on the website homepage. Ministry of Defence website hacked, Chinese characters appearing on the website home page. pic.twitter.com/VBzWXLC8EM — ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2018 × Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman wrote on Twitter that action had been initiated after the hacking and that the website would be restored shortly. Action is initiated after the hacking of MoD website ( https://t.co/7aEc779N2b ). The website shall be restored shortly. Needless to say, every possible step required to prevent any such eventuality in the future will be taken. @DefenceMinIndia @PIB_India @PIBHindi — Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) April 6, 2018 × The National Informatics Centre has, however, said that the website was not hacked and there was some technical issue since 2:30 pm on the website. Ministry of Defence website is not hacked. There is some technical issue since 2:30 PM today: National Informatics Centre (NIC) — ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2018 × Meanwhile, websites of the Home Affairs, Law, and Labour went down after reports of hacking. Website of Ministry of Home Affairs down. Earlier, Ministry of Defence website was hacked and Chinese characters appeared on the website home page. pic.twitter.com/ZWKZLaKLb2 — ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2018 × The hacking comes amid consistent reports of Chinese intervention in and around Indian territory. The Defence Minister had said earlier this month that China was involved in the construction of helipads, sentry posts and trenches for its army personnel in Doklam. Also recently, Chinese presence in the form of infrastructure, Chinese telecommunications tower and an observation post with a surveillance equipment was seen along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh.

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