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NSE & BSE Curb Websites are Under Attack from Abroad

After detecting millions of cyberattacks run by cybercriminals abroad, NSE and BSE (India’s two leading exchanges) stopped all access to their websites.

NSE and BSE

Just a subset of the two bourses’ clients’ IP addresses have been whitelisted to permit access from overseas. According to them, the two exchanges are also in contact with the government’s agencies that deal with cyber threats.

Market Players

The limited access protocol has no bearing whatsoever on foreign fund trading in India.

Cyberattacks on Indian websites have escalated in the wake of the recent killings of Indians in Pahalgam in Kashmir.

Exchange Source

Top officials of the two exchanges had a joint meeting after attempts to break into the websites of one of the two bourses were detected. They decided to stop access to their websites from abroad, an exchange source said.

Spokesperson, Exchange

“BSE, being a critical market infrastructure institution (MII), proactively and continuously monitors risks at the domestic and international level for potential cyber threats. Based on such monitoring of cyber traffic, as a precautionary and protective measure, websites/ locations are blocked to protect users and systems,” a spokesperson for the exchange said.

The sources added that there has been no loss of data and cybersecurity walls have not been breached. The limited access protocol is temporary in nature, and once the probability of cyberattacks comes down, normal access will be restored, they said.

Since the terrorist attacks at Pahalgam, some of the websites of government institutions and affiliated bodies were hacked by foreign-based cybercriminals.

“The monitoring is dynamic, and access is restored based on threat assessment on a case-by-case basis.” A request for comment on the matter had not yet received a response from NSE.

According to sources at the two bourses, some of their clients who were based outside of India contacted them after access was restricted. Following that, the access block was lifted for a few IP addresses, and their websites were made available.

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