The official website of the Telangana High Court was breached by cybercriminals, with the incident coming to light after staff noticed the irregular activity on Tuesday morning.
High Court Secretary (IT) T. Venkateswara Rao immediately alerted the Director General of Police and informed that the court’s website had been compromised. In his complaint, he explained that the High Court runs its official website, tshc.gov.in, through the National Information Centre.
The platform provides court information such as cause lists and case statuses, along with administrative content including notices and notices, most of which are published as PDF documents.
Mr. Rao said that on November 11, 2025, staff discovered that several PDF files uploaded to the site had been tampered with. Viewing of the documents was disabled and when clicked, users were redirected to a game page called BDG SLOT. He noted that this is hacking and cyber crime which is damaging the reputation of the Supreme Court.
Mr. Rao asked the DGP to direct the officials concerned to register a case and conduct a thorough investigation. Acting on a complaint, the Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police on Friday registered a case under Section 66 read with 43, 66 (C) and 66 (D) of the IT Act, Section 337 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act and Section 3(1)(a). (i) of the Telangana Games Act. An investigation is underway.
Published – 15 Nov 2025 19:59 IST
