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SGPC website hacked for a day

Gurpreet Singh Mehak

Fatehgarh Sahib, July 10

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) website

sgpc.net was hacked for the whole day on July 5.

Rajesh Mehra , owner of ePurab , who has designed

and hosted SGPC website informed this correspondent

today that the website was hacked around 10.10 AM on

July 5 and within minutes the matter had come to the

notice of SGPC authorities . He said only within three

minutes the website was under the control of SGPC and

objectionable words were immediately deleted.

Informing about the hacker , Mehra said it was hacked

from a online college of Karachi based S. Abhas

Noorni. He said the flag of Turk was put on the

website and some English words also used, which

could understand . He said pro khalisatan slogans were

also put on the website. He said now firewall has

installed on SGPC website which will tell immediately

if any unauthorised person tried to access the

website.

Vicky Singh, who is associated with website

sighsangat.com informed this correspondent that the

Discussion forum part of the SGPC website was hacked

for a day and he immediately informed it to SGPC

authorities , who took action within an hour and

pulled the forum along with site off. Vicky Singh

took couple of screenshots of the hacked forum site,

which could be viewed at his website sikhsangat.com by

going to General section (First). He said the image

can also be seen on

http://web.njit.edu/~ksk7/sgpc_hakd_jul5.jpg

.

This correspondent tried to acces

s the Discuss forum

of the SGPC website for the last four days but only

today it was accessed otherwise it appeared on the

computer that ‘the page can not be found.’

Commenting on hacking of SGPC website Prof. Gurpal

Singh, Head Department of Computer Science and

Engineering said that it is very unfortunate to see

SGPC website being hacked by some unscrupulous

crackers. He said SGPC has done really a commendable

job by hosting a very good web site and earned public

applause but it is also their duty to make it secure

to prevent such things in future. He suggested that

one way out is to use open source GPL software which

are inherently more secure by designed in addition to

being cost saving as well. He said web site

administrators should also keep continuous vigil on

various vulnerabilities and find patch for them as

security is not a one time job.

When contacted SGPC President Kirpal Singh Badungar he

said it is a serious matter and he will look into

this matter.

Photo: A screenshot of SGPC hacked website.

[Guest SikhForLife]

and my website.. oye!

where did this get printed/published?

[Akaali]

GOOOD JOB VICKY BRO!!!!!!!!!!!

Man, that's amazing sewa you did there!!!

[me moorakh mugadh]

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

gr8 job brother

[Sarbloh Soulja]

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

ai oi gangstaaaaaa........nuf

[S1ngh]

Nah.. jeee i did nothing.. It's all guru's kirpa..

I don't know where it got published.. reporter sent me the news in email after he published in some newspaper..

[Guest SikhForLife]

hmm could u contact the reporter

and ask

id like to obtain a hard copy of this paper from india.. ill ask my relatives to get it

thx veeray

[Deep Singh]

thumbsss upp for SikhSangat.com

[GABROO KHALISTAN DAH]

oh balle sherya

[Guest mehtab]

hunn hai koi maa da putt jo sikhsangat.com naal panga laike dikhaaye

ode we phattey chakk deyaangey :g :g