1、2025/6/21 12:50Operation Sindoor and India-Pakistans Escalated Rivalry in Cyberspace|Royal United Services Institutehttps:/www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/operation-sindoor-and-india-pakistans-escalated-rivalry-cyberspace1/6COMMENTARYGUEST COMMENTARYOperation Sindoor and In
2、dia-Pakistans EscalatedRivalry in CyberspaceDr Sameer Patil20 June 20256 Minute ReadThe recent con?ict between India and Pakistan was anotherinstance of cyber warfare in parallel with kinetic attacks,withincreased activity in the information space.As India and Pakistan engaged in hostilities through
3、 drones and missilestrikes targeting each other a?er the former launched Operation Sindoor on7 May,the virtual domain also witnessed an intensi?ed rivalry between thetwo countries.Pakistan-linked threat actors attempted to penetrate Indiancyberspace through a series of cyberattacks,while social medi
4、a platformswere weaponised as tools for disinformation and propaganda campaigns.While these cyber hostilities did not contribute to the military escalation,they nonetheless are a salient marker of the persistent and multifacetedrivalry between the two South Asian neighbours.Pakistan seamlesslyintegr