Nagpur: Cyberattacks and online fraud cases are on the rise across India — and now, even the Municipal Corporation’s official website has come under threat. On October 28 , within just 24 hours , hackers attempted to breach the system over 2,000 times , aiming to steal sensitive data.

Fortunately, the attack was detected and blocked in time by the corporation’s firewall protection system , which issued an alert before any data could be compromised. The IT department immediately secured all records through a backup and initiated further protective measures.

According to senior municipal officials, the administration has now begun strengthening its systems using advanced MDR (Managed Detection and Response) technology , which will add multiple layers of security. This upgrade a

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