Bengaluru police register FIR over cyberattack on Karnataka property registration portal

“Kaveri 2.0 faced definite show issues during the period of December 2024. Upon investigation and input from the Centre for Smart Governance, it was recovered that these issues were caused by a malicious DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) onslaught utilizing automated tools oregon bots,” K A Dayananda, Inspector General of Registration, stated successful a ailment to the Central CEN constabulary presumption connected Friday.

“A akin onslaught took spot successful January 2025, wherever utmost precocious postulation was observed from citizen-side users for Encumbrance Certificate searches, which was 8 times much than usual. At immoderate point, it was reported that 6.2 lakh requests were received from malicious users successful a span of 2 hours. These users were utilizing random keywords to execute searches,” says the ailment based connected which an FIR had been registered.

The Kaveri portal has a hunt spot of astir 2.5 lakh queries per time but unidentified persons utilized artificial quality to bombard the portal with a immense fig of searches successful a abbreviated span starring to the clang of the application.

According to the constabulary complaint, fake accounts were created by the cyber attackers “and entries were made into the database utilizing these fake accounts done automated tools oregon bots”. The CSG had collected a database of 62 email accounts originating from 14 IP addresses which were utilized to propulsion the data, stated the ailment by the IGR.

“As Kaveri 2.0 is simply a captious exertion of the Government, and specified malicious onslaught is simply a superior cybersecurity threat, this targeted battle connected Government portal poses a important hazard to its information and operational integrity. This incidental demands urgent attraction and contiguous remedial action,” IGR Dayananda has reported.

The Kaveri 2.0 exertion is hosted astatine the State Data Centre, facilitates seamless spot registration, and provides Encumbrance Certificates and Certified Copies.

The exertion is developed and maintained by the Centre for Smart Governance (CSG) nether the e-Governance Department of the authorities government. “Kaveri 2.0 aims to heighten transparency, efficiency, and accessibility successful onshore and spot transactions by providing an online interface for citizens, ineligible professionals, and authorities officials,” the IGR said.

“Kaveri 2.0 exertion which was affected by a DDoS onslaught implicit the past 1 week has present been afloat restored and is operating normally,” the IGR said connected February 5.

The Bengaluru constabulary person registered a lawsuit nether Sections 66 and 66 D of the Information Technology Act, 2008, for computer-related offences.