BCCI website defaced by Bangladesh-based hacker; articles strewn with graffiti

Nishtha Kanal|Jan 27, 2014, 12:55:38 IST

Joining the likes of Microsoft and CNN, BCCI has become the latest organisation to fall prey to hack attacks. The Board of Control for Cricket in India's official website was hacked over the weekend by a Bangladesh-based hacker. The hack was carried out late last night, reports SportsKeeda and the website was still defaced till the morning of January 27. The bcci.tv website showed up mangled text, skewed images and a message that read “Hacked by Ashik Iqbal Chy [sic]”. As of this writing, the website is currently under maintenance and is still not back up or working to its full capacity. Multiple news articles were also hacked, displaying a picture of the Bangladeshi cricket team taking a lap of honour after a winning match. It also contained a message that read, “Don’t mess up with Tigers [sic]”. A link redirected users to a Facebook page belonging to the aforementioned Ashik Iqbal, where a post detailed the list of BCCI-related websites the hacker had broken into.[caption id="attachment_217071" align="alignnone" width="640"] Articles were hacked too (Image credit: SportsKeeda)[/caption]While the hacker did not mention the reason behind the hack, it is widely believed to have occurred thanks to developments in the upper echelons of the International Cricket Council. The “big three” boards of the cricketing world – India, Australia and England – are slated to get more control over the running of the game. Naturally, this proposed move has upset other boards as well as fans globally. The draft proposing these changes is supposed to come up for hearing in front of the ICC executive board later this month. There have been protests in Bangladesh regarding this draft, as well as the flip-flop of the international cricketing community over the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup. Thanks to security threats and growing concerns over player and official security, the event may not end up being held in Bangladesh, which could have been the motive for an angry fan to lash out against the powerful BCCI.

By Nishtha Kanal

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