Latest news with #SanjayKatkar
United News of India
28-05-2025
- Business
- United News of India
Maha: Govt aims to provide 1,027 notified services through single portal from August 15
West Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, May 27 (UNI) The Maharashtra government is providing 1,027 notified services online and is trying to provide all these services through a single portal from August 15, informed an official of Maha IT on Tuesday. Addressing a meeting of the Aapla Seva Kendra operators here, Maha IT managing director Sanjay Katkar said that the government is trying to bring these services provided by the government under the Services Act on a single platform and 138 services will be integrated by May 31, out of which 92 services have been integrated. While 306 services are provided offline, efforts are being made to make them online, he said and informed that in this way, it is planned that all 1,027 services can be provided to the citizens by August 15. He said that information is being collected to know the problems of service centre operators while providing these services, to provide five logins where there is more work, to provide geo-centric services. There are 1,094 service centres in the district and improvements are being made to display the rates of services at these service centres, to be able to file complaints on QR codes. Katkar also said that the chatbot facility will be made available on WhatsApp in near future so that people can get information about these services. UNI VKB SS
Time of India
20-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
MahaIT sets Aug 15 deadline for all govt services under RTS to go online
Nashik: Sanjay Katkar, managing director of Maharashtra Information Technology Corporation Limited ( MahaIT ), has set an Aug 15 deadline for all govt departments to provide online access to services notified under the Right To Service . Katkar, the first MahaIT MD to visit Nashik since its inception in 2017, reviewed local offices and urged officials to expedite digital service delivery . "He visited Savargaon village in Peth taluka and the taluka headquarters to review the Bharat Net programme, which aims to provide broadband to govt offices," a senior district officer said. In a meeting with government departments, Katkar emphasized the need to move services online. Currently, agencies like Municipal Corporations, the Tribal Development Department, the Regional Transport Office, and the Maharashtra State Transport Corporation operate their own portals. "The govt is working to integrate all services into a single platform, a task assigned to MahaIT," the officer added. Katkar also met village-level staff from Aaple Sarkar Seva Kendra and aadhaar centres to understand challenges in application processing and payments. He assured them of timely resolution. At the Smart City Corporation, Katkar directed officials to accelerate system interlinking efforts and scheduled a follow-up meeting for updates. With student admission season underway, Katkar urged officials to ensure timely issuance of certificates. He warned against exploitation of applicants, "Any persons found charging exorbitantly should be dealt with strongly."
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
These hacker groups from Pakistan and Bangladesh tried to bring down Indian websites after Operation Sindoor
Cyber researchers have reportedly identified an army of state/non-state actors like Islamic Hacker Army (Iraq), Team Azrael-Angel of Death (Palestine), Sylhet Gang SG (Bangladesh), DieNet (Bangladesh) APT36 (Pakistan), Pakistan Cyber Force, Team Insane PK, Mysterious Bangladesh, Indo Hacks Sec (Pakistan), Cyber Group HOAX 1337 (Pakistan) and National Cyber Crew (Pakistan-allied) and claiming to deface websites and breach sensitive data from several Indian government and private organisations in the past week. Security firm CloudSEK said that it has identified more than 100 claims of data theft or credential loss which were exaggerated, recycled or fake. In the past week, hacktivist groups have made grandiose claims of cyber breach. For instance, Bangladesh's SYLHET GANG-SG and DieNet claimed to have exfiltrated 247 GB of data from India's National Informatics Centre. However, an analysis of a 1.5 GB sample by CloudSEK showed only publicly available marketing materials. Similarly, Team Azrael-Angel Of Death claimed 1 million citizen records from the Election Commission, but was debunked as recycled data from a 2023 leak, not a fresh compromise, CloudSEK said. In a report titled "Road of Sindoor", the Maharashtra Cyber Police detailed the cyber warfare launched by Pakistan-allied hacking groups. The state's nodal cyber agency identified several Pakistani hacker groups responsible for launching over 15 lakh cyber attacks targeting critical infrastructure websites across India following the Pahalgam terror strike. Officials added that of these, only 150 attacks were successful. On the methods used by Pakistani hackers, the Maharashtra Cyber Police said that these include malware campaigns, Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks and GPS spoofing. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo The report also highlights a hybrid warfare strategy by Pakistan-allied groups that includes widespread misinformation campaigns. These groups falsely claimed to have hacked India's banking system and caused power outages. These false narratives included claims of cyber attacks on India's power grid, statewide blackouts, satellite jamming, disruption of the Northern Command, and an alleged attack on a BrahMos missile storage facility, Indian security agencies said. Pakistani spy group APT36 hacking Indian mobile users' information One real threat that cybersecurity officials warned about is from the APT36, the Pakistan-linked spy group also known as Transparent Tribe. 'The group has used malware payloads, including the AllaKore and Crimson RATs, granting the attackers extensive remote control and unfettered access to infected systems,' said Sanjay Katkar, joint managing director at Quick Heal Technologies. Cybercriminals are also using AI-generated images and videos to carry out phishing social media and messaging apps. 'We've seen fake official-looking letters with made-up numbers, or videos that pretend to show new attacks on India but actually use old war pictures to trick people,' CloudSEK's Reddy said. These kinds of links/messages are said to spread via WhatsApp, Telegram and social media, preying on national sentiment to steal personal data or financial details. AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
