Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

The website of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) faced around 6,000 hacking attempts over a span of 24 hours on November 30, 2022.

The hacking attempts on ICMR's website were allegedly made from IPs originating from Hong Kong.

Since the ICMR website is hosted on the National Informatics Centre (NIC) Data Centre, the attack was prevented and the website is in order.

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/after-cyberattack-on-aiims-icmr-website-faces-6000-hacking-attempts/articleshow/96031036.cms

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/icmrorganization

"id": "ind224261222",
"linkid": "icmrorganization",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "11/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Medical Research',
                        'location': 'India',
                        'name': 'Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)',
                        'type': 'Government Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Network',
 'date_detected': '2022-11-30',
 'description': 'The website of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) '
                'faced around 6,000 hacking attempts over a span of 24 hours '
                "on November 30, 2022. The hacking attempts on ICMR's website "
                'were allegedly made from IPs originating from Hong Kong. '
                'Since the ICMR website is hosted on the National Informatics '
                'Centre (NIC) Data Centre, the attack was prevented and the '
                'website is in order.',
 'response': {'containment_measures': 'The attack was prevented by the '
                                      'National Informatics Centre (NIC) Data '
                                      'Centre'},
 'title': 'Hacking Attempts on ICMR Website',
 'type': 'Hacking Attempt'}