Bangladesh Election Commission on Sunday stated hackers from Ukraine and Germany carried out a cyber assault on its app, slowing down its functioning through the twelfth basic election within the nation, in keeping with a media report.
Speaking to the media, Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) Secretary Md Jahangir Alam stated that it had created a cellular software known as “Smart Election Management BD” which gives real-time voting info. However, voters through the polls complained since Sunday morning that the EC app was not working correctly, the Dhaka Tribune web site reported.
After a probe, it was discovered that there was a cyber assault from hackers from Ukraine and Germany on the app.
“A cyber assault has been carried out on the app ‘Smart Election Management BD’ of the Election Commission (EC) from Ukraine and Germany,” he was quoted as saying within the report.
Alam stated that the EC app slowed down after the cyber assault from Ukraine and Germany.
“Our workforce has been working around the clock to repair the problem. Although the app is functioning slowly, it is nonetheless working,” he stated.
The EC secretary additionally stated that the information of the app being developed at a price of Bangladeshi Taka Tk 21 crore (INR 15.98 crore) is wrong.
The app is barely part of a six-year challenge value Tk 21 crore. The challenge is in its first 12 months, and barely Tk 8 crore has been spent to date, he added.
Voting for the twelfth basic election in Bangladesh was held on Sunday amid sporadic violence and a boycott by the principle opposition occasion BNP and its allies.