Update: The Ministry of Railways has informed through a PIB release that there has been no hacking attempts made on the IRCTC site or servers/databases. It added that the site is working normally without any unauthorized interference or discrepancies. The Ministry further said that there sufficient "safeguards" already in place to prevent any security breach or attacks, and also claims to conduct biannual security audit of IRCTC website regularly. "In addition to this, 24x7 monitoring of the system is done throughout the year by technical team of experts. All the components of the system are functioning normal and no unusual activity has been discovered. All sensitive data like passwords etc are stored in encrypted form," added the Railway Ministry. Earlier: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) website used for online rail bookings is suspected to be hacked by unidentified attackers and user data could be at the risk . However, there is no clarity regarding what kind of attack or what mechanism were used by hackers for the breach. A spokesperson from IRCTC told Times of India: “Somebody can create forged documents on the basis of the stolen data.The data is a valuable asset and can be sold to corporations who may use it for targeting potential consumers.” However, IRCTC’s Public Relations Officer Sandip Dutta has reportedly told The Indian Express that there was no hacking attempt on the site and that a committee has been formed to investigate the matter. Dutta has also requested cyber cell’s help…
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