Bangladesh Black Hat Hackers
{{Short description|Bangladeshi hacker group}}
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Bangladesh Black Hat Hackers (also known as BD Black Hats) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ব্ল্যাক হ্যাট হ্যাকার্স) is a hacker group based in Bangladesh. It claimed in 2012 to have hacked Indian websites in retaliation for border killings by the Indian Border Security Force and the construction of the Tipaimukh Dam.{{Cite news |date=15 February 2012 |title=Bangladeshi hackers shut down 20,000 Indian sites |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-222532 |access-date=5 October 2021 |work=The Daily Star (Bangladesh) |language=en}}{{cite news |date=2 September 2013 |title= |script-title=bn:ভারতের ২৫০টি সাইট হ্যাক করলো বাংলাদেশ ব্ল্যাক হ্যাট হ্যাকারস | প্রিয় টেক |trans-title=Bangladesh Black Hat Hackers hacked 250 sites in India |url=http://tech.priyo.com/news/security/2013/02/09/8263.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711053705/http://tech.priyo.com/news/security/2013/02/09/8263.html |archive-date=11 July 2014 |work=Priyo |language=bn}}{{cite news |date=14 September 2013 |title= |script-title=bn:আবারো ভারতের সাইবার স্পেসে বাংলাদেশ ব্ল্যাক হ্যাট হ্যার্কাসের সাইবার যুদ্ধ ঘোষণা | প্রিয় টেক |trans-title=Bangladesh Black Hat Hackers declares cyber war in Indian cyberspace again |url=http://tech.priyo.com/news/internet/2013/09/14/11807.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220161018/http://tech.priyo.com/news/internet/2013/09/14/11807.html |archive-date=20 February 2014 |work=Priyo |language=bn}}{{cite web |title= |script-title=bn:আজকের ২৪ - ৮৬টি ভারতীয় ওয়েবসাইট হ্যাক করলো বিডি ব্ল্যাক হ্যাট |trans-title=BD Black Hat hacks 6 Indian websites today |url=http://ajker24.com/permalink/3163.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330200929/http://ajker24.com/permalink/3163.html |archive-date=30 March 2013}} Although Bangladesh Black Hat Hackers declared this cyber war, they were later joined by two other Bangladesh-based hacker groups Bangladesh Cyber Army and 3xp1r3 Cyber Army.{{cite magazine |author=Sadia |first=Jannatus |date=9 January 2013 |title= |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশ-ভারত সাইবার যুদ্ধ |trans-title=Bangladesh-India cyber war |url=http://computerbarta.com/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6/ |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511042730/http://computerbarta.com/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6/ |archive-date=11 May 2012 |magazine=Computer Barta |language=bn}}
The incident is described as a cyber war without the presence of any governmental personnel in it.{{Cite news |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশ-ভারত সাইবার-যুদ্ধ! |url=http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2012-02-13/news/224348 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218192424/http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2012-02-13/news/224348 |archive-date=18 February 2020 |access-date=1 May 2025 |url-status=dead }} The threat of the attack was given on 9 February 2012 and till 12 February. Ten thousand websites were hacked.{{cite news |author=Mohaimen |first=Pallab |date=13 February 2012 |title= |script-title=bn:সীমান্তে হত্যা বন্ধের দাবি: বাংলাদেশ-ভারত সাইবার-যুদ্ধ! |url=http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2012-02-13/news/224348 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007112658/http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2012-02-13/news/224348 |archive-date=7 October 2013 |access-date=25 March 2012 |work=Prothom Alo |language=bn}}{{Cite news |date=14 February 2012 |title= |script-title=bn:শত শত ওয়েবসাইটে হ্যাকারদের হানা |url=https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news/2012/02/120214_pghacking |access-date=5 October 2021 |work=BBC Bangla |language=bn}} The number rose to 20,000 later.
Around March 2015, the group also took responsibility for hacking Shashi Tharoor's website, owing to negative comments against Bangladesh's cricket win against England.{{Cite news |date=18 March 2015 |title= |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশকে হেয় করায় শশী থারুরের ওয়েবসাইট হ্যাকড |trans-title=Shashi Tharoor's website has been hacked for humiliating Bangladesh |url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/cricket/article940870.bdnews |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928122155/https://bangla.bdnews24.com/cricket/article940870.bdnews |archive-date=28 September 2021 |access-date=1 October 2021 |work=Bdnews24.com |language=bn}}{{Cite news |date=17 March 2015 |title= |script-title=bn:বিশ্বকাপে বাংলাদেশকে 'আন্ডার এস্টিমেট' করায় শশী থারুরের ওয়েবসাইট হ্যাক করল বাংলাদেশের হ্যাকাররা |trans-title=Bangladesh hackers hack Shashi Tharoor's website for 'underestimating' Bangladesh in World Cup |url=https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/world/bangladeshi-hackers-take-over-shashi-tharoors-official-website-target-team-india_125970.html |access-date=1 October 2021 |work=Zee News |language=bn}}