NIC registers FIR after suspected malware attack on it, but no loss of data reported

The National Informatics Centre (NIC) has filed a complaint with the Delhi Police about a suspected malware attack after one of its staffer faced difficulty in accessing his official email account on a computer.

According to a senior police official, an email was sent to the official ID of an NIC staffers and when the receiver clicked on the link, it appeared that malware had set in on that particular computer but the NIC claimed there is no loss of data.

“The First Information Report (FIR) was registered in the first week of September on the complaint of the NIC, following which the Delhi Police investigated the matter and has identified the source,” said the senior police official adding that for now they cannot disclose the source yet as they are proceeding further in their investigation.