The commissionerate police on Saturday started investigation into the hacking of official website of the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT).
The police began the probe on the basis of an FIR lodged by university authorities on Saturday at the Khandagiri police station.
In the FIR, OUAT registrar Prof Rabindra Kumar Das said the official website of the university (www.ouat.ac.in) has been hacked on January 15 at about 7pm. "On getting information from the authority immediate action has been taken at our end by disabling the website," said Das.
The registrar urged the police to conduct a thorough investigation in the sensitive matter. "After obtaining a due clearance from the investigating agency, the OUAT website would be restored," he mentioned in the FIR.
The copy of the FIR was marked to Bhubaneswar DCP Satyabrat Bhoi. A similar complaint was also forwarded to the head of the cyber cell of the crime branch.
The DCP said the police have started investigation into the matter. "If needed, we will hire professional expert to help us in tracing the hacker," he said, adding, "We can't assess anything immediately as the investigation is in preliminary stage. We can able to know about the case whether it is a mischief or hacking after the investigation is over," he added.
An official said the hacker in the name of 'don' hacked the website and also posted some slangs along with a photo on the website.
Earlier, a hacker had defaced an old website of regional transport office (RTO) of Ganjam district a few days ago. The crime branch is probing the hacking issue.
The police began the probe on the basis of an FIR lodged by university authorities on Saturday at the Khandagiri police station.
In the FIR, OUAT registrar Prof Rabindra Kumar Das said the official website of the university (www.ouat.ac.in) has been hacked on January 15 at about 7pm. "On getting information from the authority immediate action has been taken at our end by disabling the website," said Das.
The registrar urged the police to conduct a thorough investigation in the sensitive matter. "After obtaining a due clearance from the investigating agency, the OUAT website would be restored," he mentioned in the FIR.
The copy of the FIR was marked to Bhubaneswar DCP Satyabrat Bhoi. A similar complaint was also forwarded to the head of the cyber cell of the crime branch.
The DCP said the police have started investigation into the matter. "If needed, we will hire professional expert to help us in tracing the hacker," he said, adding, "We can't assess anything immediately as the investigation is in preliminary stage. We can able to know about the case whether it is a mischief or hacking after the investigation is over," he added.
An official said the hacker in the name of 'don' hacked the website and also posted some slangs along with a photo on the website.
Earlier, a hacker had defaced an old website of regional transport office (RTO) of Ganjam district a few days ago. The crime branch is probing the hacking issue.
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