CID fights off cyber attack

Malware problem rectified after MiD DAY brought to notice that site was attacked

Malware problem rectified after MiD DAY brought to notice that site was attacked

A day after MiD DAY reported that the Maharashtra CID's websiteu00a0www.mahacid.com was attacked with the help of MPack tool, a malware kit; the problem has been rectified now. When MiD DAY logged on to the website for information, the message on its homepage said, 'This site may harm your computer.' The matter was brought to the CID's notice immediately.

Inspector Pradeep Desai of the CID said, "As soon as we were informed of the problem, we contacted Dimas Consultants Pvt Ltd who look after the security of the website. The site is now functional." Virendra Patil, chief software engineer, Dimas Consultants, said, "We inspected the system thoroughly and removed the malware.

There shouldn't be a problem now."

Desai, who handles the CID website, added, "Though the website was attacked, our investigation does not indicate any ulterior or destructive motive by an outsider. We have yet to ascertain the exact cause for the attack, but there is a possibility that it may have happened while uploading PDF files with a pen drive."

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