According to ATS officials, the cyberattacks increased after India began ‘Operation Sindoor’ in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam earlier this year.
The arrest was made after intelligence inputs were received during ongoing surveillance. Investigations revealed that Ansari and his group, calling themselves AnonSec, used a Telegram channel to plan and carry out Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. These attacks are designed to crash websites by overwhelming them with internet traffic.
Ansari reportedly learned how to launch these attacks through YouTube tutorials and by downloading hacking tools from GitHub. He used mobile apps like Termux and Pydroid to carry out the attacks and later verified their success using online tools like checkhost.net. He also shared screenshots and anti-India messages in the Telegram group, including statements like “Hi, India we just took down your shield and servers.”
The group frequently changed its name and user handles to avoid detection, and often posted messages celebrating their attacks. On May 7, the group targeted 20 government websites and posted messages like, “India may have started it, but we will be the ones to finish it.”
Ansari, who recently failed Class 12 in the science stream, is believed to have worked with other juveniles—one of whom is a 17-year-old student currently in Class 12.
ATS officials are investigating whether the group acted independently or had support from foreign entities. They are also examining Ansari’s digital devices and tools for more clues.
A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed under Sections 43 and 66F of the Information Technology Act, which deal with cyber terrorism.
The investigation is ongoing.
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