DRDO and PSUs

Zoid Raptor said:

Massive DRDO Data Leak, nearly 20 TB of Data on Sale​


In Short
• Data leak includes DRDO information, posing security risks
• Ransomware group Babuk Locker 2.0 claims responsibility of leak
• Data linked to former Defence Ministry official Puneet Agarwal


A tranche of sensitive defence data – that includes engineering design of a weapon, details of a new Air Force facility, procurement plans, and India’s strategic collaborations with other countries – was allegedly stolen by a hacker group and put on sale.
The leaked data belongs to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), a government agency which doesn’t even allow scientists and staff to carry their personal mobile phones inside certain premises.
The data appeared to have been stolen from the device of a former Defence Ministry official, as per an analysis by cybersecurity firm Athenian Tech. It also included evacuation protocols for the President, the Prime Minister and other VVIPs in case of an aerial attack, posing a serious national security risk.

DRDO officials, however, have denied any breach of the data of the defence research organisation. They said that the data didn't belong to their organisation. However, they didn't provide any further clarification about the alleged leak.

A SERIOUS BREACH
The leak was announced by ransomware group Babuk Locker 2.0 on March 10, 2025. The group said it had exfiltrated 20 terabytes of data from DRDO’s systems, including classified defence documents and a vast repository of credential logs. It publicly released 753 MB of the data leak sample.

Among other sensitive information, the sample also included files related to upgradation of T9 Bhishma Tank and contains details about India’s defence collaborations with countries such as Finland, Brazil, and the United States of America.

Athenian Tech released screenshots of their chat with Babuk Locker 2.0 showing the hackers conversing in Indonesian language, indicating that they could potentially belong to Indonesia.

After an analysis, the firm, however, concluded that the ransomware group’s claims about the scale of the breach could be exaggerated. Its report said much of the leaked data appeared to be linked to Puneet Agarwal, who served as Joint Secretary in the Defence Ministry between 2019 and 2021. Details of his Aadhaar, financial records and personal travel documents were present in the leaked data, suggesting the breach didn’t stem from DRDO’s core IT infrastructure.

SECURITY IMPLICATIONS
Given its sensitive nature, the data leak raises urgent concerns about cybersecurity vulnerabilities, insider threats, and the resilience of India’s critical defence infrastructure against sophisticated cyber adversaries.

"The exposure of confidential defence files — even from a single system — highlights an urgent need for stringent cybersecurity measures, improved access controls, and proactive monitoring to prevent further exposures of critical defence data," said the report.

The presence of sensitive defence files on a personal system indicates potential lapses in endpoint security, inadequate data handling policies or their implementation, and the risks posed by officials storing sensitive information outside secured networks.

The security implication could be severe if the hackers indeed had access to the credential repository. Credentials could be misused to further gain access to other systems and sensitive data.

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...defence-data-leaked-report-2700673-2025-03-28
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saw this posted on a blackhat forum , site people says its old leak from 2022 . seems like hackers are trying to scam people .

even the public released agni 5 files are just admin files , nothing of value to anyone


Corvus Splendens said:
Ammo is cheap and these will stay until barrels run out. They have just enough range to cover any large incursions over the LAC.
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u can fire 105mm twice to get ~210mm , artillery people call it doubling .
 
Ultraman said:
u can fire 105mm twice to get ~210mm , artillery people call it doubling .
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On the LAC & the surrounding areas the same old principles of artillery of firing in mass won't exactly apply given that valleys & peaks abound in those areas unlike in the plains like in Ukraine where such a move is much more effective.

Drones will play a key role in this conflict much more than what it is in Ukraine , as will burrowing tunnels in mountains for C&C , for all round logistics , to hide from massed artillery & rocket attacks , for R&R , for on field treatment , hospital , recovery etc .

Unfortunately for us , our northern neighbour is a past master in drone technology too , not that we can't get around to match them but as usual we're going about it in our own ham handed way , with zero co ordination or strategic insight of developing key tech in house or at any rate enact & enforce a zero China policy & do it all in double quick time.
 
ArjunMK1A said:
Looks like we are finally getting into big boys club and Government is ready to sell these systems.
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Big boys?
Not yet.
Need to export main systems like tanks, fighters, naval Ships etc.
Then we will "enter" that club.
SK,Germany,UK,France,China,Russia,USA.
 
Ultraman said:
"but can't wait 3 years for light howitzer"

kalyani's ultra light howitzer completed "internal" trials in 2019 only , M777 has been around for decades .

u dont need to see corruption in every action .




105 mm was deployed near chusul last 2020 too


View: https://x.com/Mukambo1987/status/1737135995899002906
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Yes, we should not raise an issue even if they work in suspicious manner.

vishmoon said:

ATAGS is good but wanted it to be 15 tonnes max, says former DG of Artillery
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd1SERSPNxs of course the retd general was behind induction of American(USA) M777 and advocated for more as he is currently now living in USA after retirement as per chatter in defense circles ;) Must watch the contradictory interview of him same on print 3 months back and now.​

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Vishnugupt said:
@mist_consecutive

See what General GD Bakshi saying about your loving UN Generals.

Bro what are you going to do now?? Self castration ?? :roflb: :roflb: :roflb:


View: https://youtu.be/L1upzBwhRgE?si=xSjVz-y-HgQJtCJ_
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what did he even say here ? , atags was delayed due to lack of firing range here in india and then there is weight issue.

not an expert on this ,

older bailey bridges put up by army and bro near border areas along LAC, especially arunachal pradesh are the smaller ones . they are rated for 25 or 20 tons or something. some important bridges are replaced with 40 or 70 tons which can take higher loads .

atags weight is around 20 tons ? + weight of tower . keeping the gun at 15 tons (also means lighter tower) means the gun can barely traverse 24 ton bridges , more places .

in a war with china bridges close to border will be immediately taken out . having artys that can cross a 24 ton is a plus.

he says u can still fire the heavier atags from the plains . true for ladakh and loc+ib , but AP ?
 
Ultraman said:
what did he even say here ? , atags was delayed due to lack of firing range here in india and then there is weight issue.

not an expert on this ,

older bailey bridges put up by army and bro near border areas along LAC, especially arunachal pradesh are the smaller ones . they are rated for 25 or 20 tons or something. some important bridges are replaced with 40 or 70 tons which can take higher loads .

atags weight is around 20 tons ? + weight of tower . keeping the gun at 15 tons (also means lighter tower) means the gun can barely traverse 24 ton bridges , more places .

in a war with china bridges close to border will be immediately taken out . having artys that can cross a 24 ton is a plus.

he says u can still fire the heavier atags from the plains . true for ladakh and loc+ib , but AP ?
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Saurav Jha on DDR said the same thing.
I had a thought, couldn't it be that the guns are broken down and then assembled right there near the deployment zone.
Ofc that would make the logistics chain more complex but its doable
 
RDXChauhan said:
Saurav Jha on DDR said the same thing.
I had a thought, couldn't it be that the guns are broken down and then assembled right there near the deployment zone.
Ofc that would make the logistics chain more complex but its doable
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u can drive the gun over the bridge without the tow vehicle . dont know what kinda speed u will get , probably slow as fuck.

chinese are building concrete roads right up to lac border . we are also building roads but theirs is on another level. they can bring their vehicles right close to border. next india-china war , they will fucks nicely , atleast first few days.
 

View: https://x.com/hvtiaf_bharat/status/1905657363337805862

Some info about this concept shown.

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It seems pairing helis with male/Hal uav and using propeller drones/loitering drones as a sensor extendor and payload delivery is much better and cheaper option than using loyal wingman.
Because at those distances the "stealth" advantage is gone, because EO/IR sensors are pretty effective at those range and radars will be able to track stealth targets at those close ranges, and a jet powered loyal wingman like cats warrior will produced more IR signature than a propeller powered drone, so more vunrable.



Russians already seem to be using propeller based loitering/surveillance drones as sensor extender for their attack helis(along with sensor extender for everything else) in ukraine war.
 
Not drdo related.
But in recent test of their arena M active protection system russia seemed to have used 2 of the captured javelin antitank missiles( and seeing the second explosion, those missiles had actual warhead) in direct and top attack mode.
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This should be the bench mark for the APS we are developing.
 
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