Delhi firm with MoD as client is linked to Pak cyberattacks

We are not implicating or suggesting inappropriate activity by Appin: report

A Delhi-based IT security firm,Appin Security Group,that lists the Ministry of Defence and the three armed forces among its clients,has been named in a report by Norwegian cyber analysts who claim to have found an extensive Indian hacking network that has been targeting government and military agencies in Pakistan for the last three years.

The report by analyst firm Norman Shark says the cyber espionage network that extracted key information from Pakistani computer systems seems to have some connection with Appin. The report,termed Operation Hangover,says Appins name came up in several codes discovered during the investigation into malware that was used to infect target computers.

The report,however,adds: We are not implicating or suggesting inappropriate activity by Appin. Maybe someone has tried to hurt Appin by falsifying evidence to implicate them. Maybe some rogue agent within Appin Security Group is involved,or maybe there are other explanations.

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Appin has rejected the charges as baseless. The report is unsubstantiated… we have initiated legal proceedings against Norman Shark. We are not connected with the acts at all, said a spokesperson for the company.

Besides providing cyber security services,Appin also runs several courses on ethical hacking and IT security. According to its website,Appin provided IT security services to four major Indian airports and counts several government departments as its clients,including the defence ministry,armed forces,Rashtrapati Bhawan and nuclear power plants. It also claims to have worked with the Commonwealth Games committee and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.

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