Tech Chaos: Cyber Attack Disrupts Sam Pitroda's Speech at IIT Event

Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda's speech at an IIT-Roorkee event was disrupted by a hacker streaming explicit content. Pitroda and the Ministry of Education are at odds, as his original claim pointed to IIT-Ranchi. The MoE refutes misleading statements, emphasizing digital safety issues.

In a startling incident, a cyberattack disrupted Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda's virtual speech at an IIT-Roorkee event, as a hacker infiltrated the video link and streamed explicit content.

The incident raised significant concerns over digital safety in academic spaces and has resulted in a confrontation between Pitroda and the Ministry of Education (MoE).

Clarifying the incident, the MoE refuted Pitroda's original claim regarding IIT-Ranchi, emphasizing the need to protect the image of premier institutions from misleading information.

(With inputs from agencies.)