In retaliation for India’s Operation Sindoor, Pakistan launched Operation Bunyan-Ul-Marsoos, a cyber offensive aimed at disrupting Indian cyberspace. Official Pakistani social media channels claimed responsibility for these attacks, which primarily targeted Indian government websites. Upon analysis, we identified that the Mysterious Team Bangladesh (MTB), along with its subgroups, and Team Insane Pakistan played a key role in executing these attacks. These groups have a history of involvement in similar cyber operations, including coordinated attacks in 2023 with the Anonymous Sudan hacking group, which targeted both India and Israel. The attack methods used by MTB, TIP, and Anonymous Sudan were strikingly similar, suggesting a level of collaboration or shared expertise.

Hacking Groups

1.     Mysterious Team Bangladesh

Mysterious Team Bangladesh is a global hacking collective scene. The group primarily targets government, financial, and transportation sector organizations, with a strong focus on India. Their actions are intended to disrupt critical systems, leading to potentially massive monetary and reputational losses for affected organizations. Origin: Bangladesh

2.     Team Insane Pakistan

Team Insane PK is a religiously motivated hacking collective allegedly based in Pakistan, known for targeting Indian digital infrastructure since early 2023. The group has gained notoriety for launching a series of cyberattacks, particularly Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, which flood servers with excessive traffic to disrupt normal operations. Their targets have included Indian government websites, educational institutions, telecommunications firms, manufacturing companies, and national archives. These actions have positioned the group as a significant threat in the realm of cyber warfare between the two countries. This group has come up with a new identity, as previously it was banned globally. Backup: https://t.me/+6mZfYjbeIwNhZDcy

Origin: Pakistan   – Admin: @xxinsanexx

1.     Claims

Both groups have claimed to have compromised important websites and accessed critical data belonging to high-ranking Indian officials within the country’s cyberspace. These groups consist of several subgroups, including “Cyber Group HOAX1337,” “National Cyber Crew,” and “PAF Cyber Force.” On May 1, these subgroups reportedly attempted to breach multiple Indian websites but were swiftly thwarted by Indian cybersecurity agencies, according to ANI reports.

1.1 The claims about the Mumbai University official website having been hacked by these groups are found to be false; instead, it is the Department of German Language in Mumbai University that was hacked.

Mumbai University: https://parttimecourses.mu.ac.in/pdf/

1.2 The claim about the Sikkim government website having been hacked is claiming to have collaboration with an Indonesian hacking group as well. Sikkim Government: https://sikkim.gov.in/.well-known/lol.html

1.3 Paramekkavu Vidya Mandir, Kerala, India

1.4 Claimed to have hacked the BJP government website of Madhya Pradesh; along with that, also breached critical data of High Court judges and the University of Kurukshetra.

4.     Hashtags

• #TeaminsanePakistan
• #Freekashmir
• #FCKYOUINDIA
• #WESTANDWITHPAKISTAN
• #OpIndia

Announcement on Operation Bunyan-Ul-Marsoos on the official Telegram channel Team Insane Pakistan: