- Attempt to launch a cyberattack on NTC system was prevented on Tuesday.
- Attack was made on networking website at 11:30am today, says IT Ministry.
- A meeting has been convened for tomorrow under chairmanship of secretary of IT.
An attempt to launch a cyberattack on the National Telecom Corporation (NTC) system of the Ministry of Information Technology (IT) was prevented on Tuesday.
NTC is an official Telecom/ICT service provider to the Government of Pakistan.
According to the IT Ministry, the attack was made on the networking website at 11:30am today which was thwarted due to a “safe cyber security system”.
The ministry said that there are websites of various departments on the NTC servers. However, some of the websites were automatically suspended which were reactivated within three hours.
A meeting has been convened for tomorrow under the chairmanship of the secretary of IT to discuss the matter.
