Website of High-Security Registration Plates (HSRP) Hacked: Know Everything About The Attack

New Delhi: People in large number login to www.bookmyhsrp.com  to get their high-security registration plate (HSRP) and colour-coded fuel stickers after the reports of heavy fine by Delhi traffic police and transport department against violators. The sudden spike in search volume and traffic on the website also invited cybercriminals who allegedly hacked the website causing inconvenience to many.

 It was on Wednesday, the HSRP supplier’s website – Rosmerta Safety System was hacked, which caused problems in booking number of high-security registration plates and colour coded stickers. The company claims that the issue has been resolved and there has been no data breach.

The company said that their website www.bookmyhsrp.com was not functional since morning, at around 10:50 am the company realised that someone had unauthorised access of the website and hacked the website.

This issue was resolved in the evening on the same day. This problem lasted for 5 hours. The company had deactivated its website and engaged an IT expert team to restore it.

 The company has filed a police complaint filed with Delhi police cyber cell.

“It is relevant to mention that unauthorised access and hacking of website may compromise the personal information of users and may also lead to alteration, distortion or date theft of by such unknown persons who hacked the website,” it said.

A spokesperson of HSRP manufacturer said, “A DDOS (Distributed Denial-of-Service) attempt was observed on www.bookmyhsrp.com and our domain name IP was mapped for compromise by unauthorised attempt through international traffic with virtual multiple counts hitting the domain creating false overloading of high volume traffic. No data breach has happened in this event. In addition, our IT team has since enhanced security of all web assets.”

Bookmyhsrp.com has been officially authorized by the governments to allow vehicle owners to book HSRP,colour-coded sticker, and fix a slot with the dealership.  It is the only website for motorists in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh to book HSRP and colour-coded stickers. However cyber experts warn that looking at demand and curiosity there are many fake websites build around it.  

The Delhi Transport Department on Tuesday issued 239 challans to all the vehicle owners who were driving without HSRP and colour-coded stickers.