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Jasim Ansari and his associates formed a Telegram group called AnonSec to plan and carry out cyber attacks by flooding websites with excessive traffic and disrupting them.
Jasim Ansari utilised cyber attack tools through applications like Termux and Pydroid to carry out DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) strike. (News18 Hindi)
He’s just 18-years-old, but smart enough to download cyber-attack tools from GitHub and learn Python programming from YouTube. This was however not to gain a cerficate of proficiency in school. In fact, the 18-year-old recently failed in class-12 science. Then why is he in news? This youth from Gujarat used all his acquired skills to carry out cyber attacks on government websites. He allegedly intensified his involvement in cyber terrorism after Operation Sindoor that was launched in retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack.
According to the Anti-Terrorism Squad, the youth has been identified as Jasim Shahnawaz Ansari, who lives in Gujarat’s Nadiad. The officers said that Ansari and a few other juveniles allegedly carried out cyber attacks on more than 50 Indian government websites. The sites are said to be related to defence, finance, aviation, urban development, and several state governments.
How Did Jasim Ansari Attack Govt Websites?
• According to ATS officials, Ansari and his associates formed a Telegram group called AnonSec to plan and carry out DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks. These attacks were intended to disrupt websites by flooding them with excessive traffic.
• The ATS discovered that Ansari used online platforms such as YouTube to learn Python programming and downloaded cyber-attack tools from GitHub. He utilized these tools through applications like Termux and Pydroid to carry out DDoS attacks.
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• After confirming the attacks’ success through checkhost.net, Ansari posted screenshots in the AnonSec group, accompanied by anti-India messages like “Hi, India, we just took down your shield and servers.”
• The name ‘AnonSec’, in fact, came at a later stage. Ansari, together with other like-minded juveniles, began carrying out cyberattacks using a channel called “EXPLOITXSEC”. The channel was operated through a Telegram ID “@BYTEXPLOIT”. They later set up a backup channel named “ELITEXPLOIT” with the ID “@YourMindFvcker,” which was subsequently renamed to “Anonsec.”
• According to a release from the ATS, they disseminated anti-national propaganda by posting about their successful attacks.
Who Are These Youths Attacking Indian Govt Websites?
• A report in Times of India quoted an ATS officer as saying that Ansari recently failed class-12 science, while another 17-year-old juvenile is currently in class-12.
• It is yet to be ascertained whether the accused acted independently or were influenced by foreign entities. However, ATS officers have begun investigation, and further examination of the tools, software, and digital links is ongoing. The TOI report stated that the ATS is trying to get digital footprints in the case.
• The investigation so far has revealed that Ansari escalated attacks following India’s ‘Operation Sindoor,’ which was launched in response to the Pahalgam terror incident. On May 7, 2025, 20 government websites were targeted with messages like “India may have started it, but we will be the ones to finish it,” according to ATS officers.
• The Gujarat ATS has filed an FIR under Sections 43 and 66F of the Information Technology Act for cyber terrorism charges.
- Location :
Nadiad, India, India
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