John Leyden over at El Reg is reporting on a survey of real-world events and "hacktivist" operations, by Recorded Future, a "threat intelligence" firm.
The Recorded Future piece states:
On March 2, 2014, Pakistan defeated India in a cricket match in the Asia Cup held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The next day (March 3), in Meerut, India, 67 Kashmiri students at Swami Vivekanand Subharti University were suspended for having cheered for Pakistan and distributing sweets after their win.
Then on March 5, 2014, the website of Swami Vivekanand Subharti University was hacked by a group claiming to be the Pakistan Cyber Army (a.k.a. Bangladesh Cyber Army) in response to expelling pro-Pakistan students.
Finally, on March 7, 2014 the sedition charges against expelled students are dropped but they could still face prosecution over the incident.
Based on this past event, it's likely that cyber activity will take place between Indian and Pakistani actors before, during, and after the next cricket match between India and Pakistan on March 19 in Dharamsala, India.
The El Reg article goes on to say:
Hacktivists from the Pakistan Cyber Army (PCA) have targeted India since 2007. Government and private sites targeted by the PCA at various times have included the Indian Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Indian Railways, the Central Bureau of Investigation, Central Bank of India, and the State Government of Kerala. Recorded Future has republished Facebook posts seemingly by member of the PCA that provide tutorials on how to set up phishing attacks.
Individuals affiliated with the PCA may have skills including zero-day vulnerabilities, SQL injection, WEP cracking, and spear phishing, according to reports by Recorded Future and other threat intel experts, including ThreatConnect and FireEye.
It's far from all one-way traffic. Indian hackers took part in a revenge attack in response to the deadly 2 January attack on the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot. Indian hacker groups include the Indian Black Hats and the Mallu Cyber Soldiers. Methods used by these groups include SQL injection and PHP web application hacks.
(Score: 2) by kurenai.tsubasa on Sunday February 14 2016, @02:03PM
I remember what they used to tell me in gym class when I'd constantly fail at sports. “It's just a game.”
Bwahahaha! Lies! Sports are SERIOUS BUSINESS!
(Score: 3, Interesting) by takyon on Sunday February 14 2016, @02:38PM
Money and patriotism, a potent combination.
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(Score: 2) by opinionated_science on Sunday February 14 2016, @03:58PM
Money, patriotism and religion an explosive combination!
(Score: 3, Insightful) by SanityCheck on Sunday February 14 2016, @05:32PM
Religion and anything: an explosive combination!
(Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Sunday February 14 2016, @06:37PM
Better cybar war than war. As long as it remains cyber...
(Score: 2) by quixote on Sunday February 14 2016, @11:47PM
That's not cricket!
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Darth Turbogeek on Monday February 15 2016, @02:43AM
Say Sachin Tendulkar was born in Pakistan.
As a fan of cricket I've long noted the Indian supporters online are.... ummmm.... interesting to say the least. Passionate is about the mildest word you could use. Sure there's fans that take it too far in England and Australia, but some Indian fans will murder you if you slight their cricketers, if given half the chance. I have seen just how worked up Pakistan v India can get and basically it's a proxy war between countries. It's ugly and messy.
On the other hand, Afghanistan also plays cricket. They are resonably good at it. The entire country stops when they play - even the Taliban stop and watch. It is one of the few forces that can unite the entire country for the better and if they ever gain test status their debut in test cricket would unite bring the whole nation to a halt for a month. And their fans are passionate but also laid back and just enjoying being recognised as part of an international community. Thence India and Pakistan would start wars over cricket, Wars would end in Afghanistan with cricket.