Hacking misused to plan terror attacks

Expert shares his knowledge about ethical hacking with MSU students

Devanshi Joshi. Vadodara/DNA
Saturday, September 20, 2008

Well-known ethical hacker Ankit Fadia was in the city on Friday for Paramarsh 2008, a three-day festival at Faculty of Engineering and Technology of MS University here.Fadia shared his knowledge about ethical hacking with students of the university. He also showed students how hacking can be misused especially by terrorists who might have used it as a tool to carry out terrorist attacks in the country. “Terrorists hacked different computer IPs and sent threatening mails before bomb blasts. It is perfect example of how hacking is misused to spread terror. Unfortunately, the police force and intelligence bureaus are not equipped to break into the system. Government needs to form a team which is well informed of the new advancements to fight cyber crime.” said Fadia.Fadia further expressed concerns over how Wi-Fi and Wimax which will be the next advancement in technology can be misused for crimes.He said, “After Wi-Fi, Wimax network will be the next advancement and security agencies in the country need to take measures against misuse of Wimax.