Following was a press note issued by Cyberbad police on a recent data theft investigation which is considered the largest data theft in the world.
We shall discuss this in greater details in the follow up article.
What is important to note is that the seizure of the data indicates collection from different sources in a systematic manner and organization of the data according to location in different states, practice of different professions, holders of different credit/debit cards, Defence personnel, etc.
The systematic organization indicates that the data could be used for different purposes.
The statewide classification indicates that this was structured could be used for the election campaign purpose also.
This is a classic indication of how information can be weaponized for nefarious purposes.
Hence this is a bigger scandal than the Cambridge Analytica. It involves multiple states and perhaps an attempt to destabilize the country.
We donot know if this investigation leads to George Soros funding or PFI activities. The ramifications would be beyond Telengana and hence this needs a very serious consideration and investigation at the national level.
We congratulate the Cyberbad Police for their excellent work. However in view of the multiple state’s involvement and the potential use of the data for Cyber Crimes and also for manipulation of public opinion for political purpose, I request NIA to consider this as “Cyber Terrorism” under Section 66F of ITA 2000 and take over the investigation.
Naavi
