151 government websites hacked since 2020; 21 instances of data breaches
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In a reply to a question on hacking of central ministries, departments and state government websites since 2020, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that as per information reported to and tracked by the CERT-In, a total of 59, 42 and 50 (151) websites of central government ministries and departments and state governments were hacked during the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively.
