India News | .NOIDA/GHAZIABAD NRG15 NCR-WEBSITE-HACK UP: News Website Hacked, Police Probe on

Noida/Ghaziabad, Oct 30 (PTI) A Noida-based news website allegedly got hacked by unidentified cyber criminal(s) on Friday, prompting police to launch a probe into the matter.

The hackers allegedly targeted the server of the website, which focuses on cyber crime news, and caused disruption in its services that lasted for over 12 hours before normalcy was restored, its officials said.

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An FIR, which names unidentified person(s) as accused, has been filed at the Indirapuram police station in Ghaziabad, a representative of the website said.

When contacted, a police official said an inquiry has been launched into the matter.

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