Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) experienced a significant technical failure during an IPL match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium. The match was abandoned after 10.1 overs due to a sudden power outage, which led to the stadium's floodlights being turned off. The BCCI later confirmed the disruption and issued an apology to fans. The outage was part of a broader security protocol amid tensions on the India-Pakistan border, and no Indian agency corroborated any cyber attack or infrastructure breach.

Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/we-hacked-the-floodlights-pakistans-defence-minister-makes-another-bizarre-claim-says-match-disruption-in-dharamsala-was-a-cyber-strike/articleshow/121887387.cms

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"id": "daw142061725",
"linkid": "dawnraid3",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "6/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence: Attack in which company lost its customers Attack which create outage"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Sports',
                        'location': 'India',
                        'name': 'Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)',
                        'type': 'Sports Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Cyber Attack on Infrastructure',
 'date_detected': '2023-05-08',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-05-08',
 'date_resolved': '2023-05-08',
 'description': 'Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif claimed that '
                'Pakistani cyber experts were behind the floodlight failure at '
                'an IPL match in Dharamsala, linking it to a broader cyber '
                'attack on Indian infrastructure. The match was officially '
                'called off due to a regional technical fault, but Asif’s '
                'statement went viral and was met with skepticism and ridicule '
                'online.',
 'impact': {'operational_impact': 'IPL match abandonment',
            'systems_affected': ['Floodlights', 'Power Grids', 'Dams']},
 'lessons_learned': 'Misinformation and exaggerated nationalistic posturing '
                    'can spread rapidly and undermine credibility.',
 'motivation': 'Nationalistic Posturing',
 'recommendations': 'Always look for the source, the facts, and the official '
                    'version—especially when the lights go out in the middle '
                    'of a match.',
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-05-08',
                 'source': 'News Articles and Social Media'}],
 'threat_actor': 'Pakistani Cyber Warriors',
 'title': "Pakistan's Defence Minister Claims Cyber Attack on Indian "
          'Infrastructure',
 'type': 'Cyber Attack'}