Kashmir has long been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan. A major terror attack in Pahalgam on 22 April 2025 (26 tourists killed) triggered escalation.In the aftermath, the confrontation shifted partly into cyberspace: beyond just artillery and missiles, both sides appear to have engaged in digital/spectral operations.
Thus the term “cyber war” is being used to describe the wave of attacks, counter-attacks, data breach claims, website defacements and information-operations around this conflict because pakistan has defeat the war from india then it takes this type of method like cyber war
Here are some of the most concrete / widely reported data-points: The regional cyber-agency of the Indian state of Maharashtra reported over 1.5 million (15 lakh) cyber-attack attempts on Indian websites traced to Pakistan-linked hacking groups (and other countries) following the Pahalgam attack. India Today +2 The Times of India +2 Of these ~1.5 million attacks, only about 150 were officially reported as “successful” (i.e., achieving their objective) according to Indian authorities. India Today +2 The Times of India +2 Example of breach claims: A Pakistan-based hacker collective called Pakistan Cyber Force claimed to have accessed sensitive data from Indian defence-institutions such as Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) and Military Engineer Services (MES). Also a website belonging to Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL) was defaced. India Today +1 On the Indian side: Defence and private sector agencies heightened their cyber-defence posture: expanding threat-intelligence, real-time monitoring, tracking maritime/transport/financial systems. India Today +1 Specific tactics noted: malware campaigns, DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks, website defacements, GPS-spoofing, phishing, misinformation campaigns
