The cyber-attack is part of the sustained campaign by the Indian govt to halt the Khalistan Referendum voting in the western countries which have seen thousands of Sikhs coming out to show their support for the creation of Khalistan. Outside the hall over 50 policemen patrolled the streets as there were fears of disruptions from the local Hindutva groups who had announced a demonstration outside the centre. Inside the vast hall, dozens of policemen stood in line to provide security to the voters. Attackers might be trying to steal your information from the website (for example passwords, messages or cards).” The online portal especially built for safe voting on the question of “Secession of India from Punjab” went down and a message read on the system: “Your connection is not private. On Sunday as the system was disrupted, thousands of people waited in queues outside for the system to start operating again. One of the organisers said that attempts were made previously as well but the IT team and security experts of the SFJ were able to restore the system back up. They said that this was not the first time that the Sikhs’ Khalistan Referendum voting was attacked. They said that the Indian government agencies were behind the cyber-attack. Organisers Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) said the attack was well planned and well -coordinated. The voting continued smoothly for the first 30 minutes but then the whole voting electronic system crashed as the cyber-attack was launched. The voting started at the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre with the Sikh holy prayers at sharp 9am. BRISBANE – Khalistan Referendum voting was hit by a massive cyber security attack within 30 minutes of the start of the voting.
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