Cyberattack Disrupts Uttarakhand Police FIR Service as Health Authority Investigates Credential Copying
Summary
Uttarakhand’s online FIR service has reportedly been down for about 15 days after a cyberattack. Separately, the state health authority is investigating an alert that credentials were copied on August 21.
Key points
- The Uttarakhand police online FIR search service has reportedly been unavailable for about 15 days; sources attributed the outage and server damage to a cyberattack.
- A police portal link remained accessible, but users could not view FIRs. An official said an older link was blocked after misuse to obtain FIR copies; victims can log in directly to view them.
- The state health authority received an alert that credential data was copied at about 10:30 p.m. on August 21.
- Officials said the office was closed at the time and are investigating whether anyone entered; the article does not confirm who copied the credentials or whether other data was accessed.
- The health authority holds data relating to millions of employees and members of the public, including users of Ayushman and Golden Card services.
- The article notes that Uttarakhand’s CCTNS system also suffered a cyberattack in 2023.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Uttarakhand Police; State Health Authority
- Victim Domain
- policecitizenportal.uk.gov.in
- Incident Type
- Reported cyberattack disrupted Uttarakhand Police's online FIR services; separately, the State Health Authority's credential data was reportedly copied.
- Data Types Exposed
- State Health Authority credential data (ID and password), reportedly copied
- Affected Records
- Millions of employees and members of the public were described as potentially at risk; the number of records actually accessed or copied was not disclosed.
- Affected Data Size
- Not disclosed
- Operational Impact
- Uttarakhand Police's online FIR services were unavailable for about 15 days, including the ability to view registered FIRs. The State Health Authority was investigating the reported credential-data copying.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- None reported
- Claim Status
- alleged
People
Amit SharmaAdditional Director of IT at the State Health Authority; said the authority had been asked by ITDA for information and that the office was closed at the reported time of the data copying.Dr. Nilesh Anand BharaneIG, CCTNS/STF; said a previously available link had been restricted because it was being misused to obtain FIR copies.