· April, 2013

Stories about Pakistan from April, 2013

Cyber Attack on Pakistan's Electoral Commission Website

1 April 2013

The Electoral Commission of Pakistan, an independent body tasked with supervising the upcoming general election, had its website attacked on Friday, March 29, 2013. According to local media, an "[Indian hacker] defaced the home page" and may have "compromised its availability to visitors.”

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