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Title: 'Deliberate Attack' Deletes Shopping App's AWS and GitHub Resources

Link: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/04/044224...

The CEO of Indian grocery ordering app KiranaPro has claimed an attacker
deleted its GitHub and AWS resources in a targeted and deliberate attack and
vowed to name the perpetrator. From a report: KiranaPro lets users shop at
"Kiranas," the Indian equivalent of convenience stores, which mostly stock
basic foodstuffs. Users of the app place an order, which KiranaPro sends to
nearby Kiranas who bid to win the sale. The winner arranges delivery of the
goods. The elapsed time from ordering to delivery seldom tops 20 minutes.
KiranaPro CEO Deepak Ravindran claims the app "powers the livelihoods of
thousands of Kirana store owners" and handles 2,000-plus orders each day.
Ravindran also claims the app was destroyed by someone who holds a grudge.
"Our startup @Kirana_Pro was deliberately hacked -- entire GitHub repo &
AWS data wiped. Logs suggest malicious insider action," he wrote on June 3rd.
The attack happened last week, and the app has been inoperable since.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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