International

Indian-Origin Student Charged With Cyber-Attacks in US

Darpan News Desk IANS, 15 Dec, 2016 12:58 PM

A 26-year-old Indian-origin computer science student has been charged with initiating a number of cyber-attacks on a chat site in the US.

Sean Krishanmakoto Sharma has been indicted for transmitting a programme, information, code, or command causing damage to a protected computer, United States Attorney Brian J Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge John F Bennett said.

The indictment accuses the graduate student of initiating a number of attacks on a local provider of online chat services.

According to the indictment, between November 6, 2014 and January 20, 2015, Sharma, used a distributed denial of service (DDoS) tool to compromise the computers of a San Francisco-based company that provides online chat services to third party web sites.

Sharma was arrested December 9. He was released on a $100,000 (roughly Rs. 67.5 lakhs) bond, US Attorney's Office, Northern District of California said in a statement.

If convicted, Sharma faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison, three years of supervised release, and/or a fine.

Prev Next

MORE International ARTICLES

Turned away by hospital, Indian-origin woman gives birth at home

An Indian-origin woman in labour was turned away from a hospital's maternity unit in Britain - only to give birth 40 minutes later in her mother's living room, a media report said.

Turned away by hospital, Indian-origin woman gives birth at home

Hiring former employees is actually beneficial

Returning employees understand the key components of an organisation's work culture and may also be more committed to the focal organisation upon their return, making them less risky hires, says a study.

Hiring former employees is actually beneficial

Haryana SGPC brazen interference in the religious affairs of the Sikh community: Badal

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday described as "provocative and a brazen interference in the religious affairs of the Sikh community" the action of the Congress government in Haryana in getting a law enacted to set up a separate body for Sikh shrines in that state.

Haryana SGPC brazen interference in the religious affairs of the Sikh community: Badal

Indian Muslim youth being drawn into Iraqi conflict

Hundreds of Indian Muslim youth, mostly from poor and vulnerable backgrounds, are lining up for visas at the embassies of some of the Gulf and Middle East nations with the aim of joining the 'jehad' in Iraq, according to diplomatic sources.

Indian Muslim youth being drawn into Iraqi conflict

'Israel must show restraint'

Israel should protect itself from militant's rockets but must show restraint to not further fuel "a highly sensitive situation in the Middle East", French President Francois Hollande said Monday.

'Israel must show restraint'

'ISIS inspiring Pakistani militants'

The ISIS in Iraq is influencing Pakistani militants, with at least one group declaring allegiance to the insurgents, a Pakistani security analyst has said.