Archive · 25 Jul 2025
ICAR Suffers Data Breach; Recruitment, Research Data Lost
Imagine a big computer system that stores all the important information for agricultural research in India.
Someone broke into this system and took away some of that information, like details about who was hired and what projects scientists were working on.
This also included emails and applications.
The people in charge are now trying to figure out what happened and how to prevent it from happening again.
They've created a special team to look into it and will share more information after they finish their investigation.
This is like when a lock on your house is broken, and you need to find out how it happened and fix it.
ICAR, India's agricultural research organization, experienced a significant data breach.
The breach led to the loss of critical data, including recruitment details and research project information.
The website and servers in Delhi and Hyderabad were impacted by the hacking.
A six-member committee was formed to investigate the incident and improve data security.
Data on recruitment, finances, and research projects have vanished from the server.
- Who
- The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
- What
- A major data breach at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
- When
- The data breach occurred in April.
- Where
- The breach affected ICAR's Delhi servers and a server in Hyderabad.
- Why
- The reason for the breach is under investigation.
- Organization
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
- Data Lost
- Recruitment details, research project information, and emails
- Affected Servers
- Delhi and Hyderabad
- Committee Formed
- Six-member committee
- Committee Head
- Dr. D.K. Yadava
- Report Deadline
- July 31