The Kaveri-2.0 software, used for property registration by the Revenue Department, has been hacked by unknown individuals. The Central CEN Station police have filed an FIR and launched an investigation following a complaint by Inspector General of Registration (IGR) K.A. Dayanand. The hacking incident was discovered during an internal review amid disruptions in the state’s Sub-Registrar offices.
Registration services were halted for several days due to server issues. It was found that malicious actors had breached the system, created fake accounts, and illegally accessed confidential data from the software. The IGR has urged authorities to take strict legal action against those responsible.
The CEN Station police confirmed that they are investigating to track down the perpetrators and assess the extent of the data breach. A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack caused a significant glitch in the Kaveri 2.0 portal, affecting numerous users who rely on the platform for essential services.
The portal’s functionality has been restored after intense efforts to mitigate the impact. The attack caused widespread inconvenience, halting registrations and creating significant delays. Authorities have assured users that measures have been implemented to prevent future incidents.
DDoS attack disrupts property registration.
The Kaveri-2 software malfunction has caused the registration of properties, marriages, and other documents at sub-registrar offices in Mangaluru and across Karnataka to come to a virtual halt. Approximately 60 property registrations are typically completed daily in the two sub-registrar’s offices in Mangaluru.
On Tuesday, February 5, 24 registrations were scheduled at the Mangaluru Rural and Mangaluru city sub-registrar offices. However, none could be processed as the ‘customer login’ and ‘official login’ functions of the Kaveri-2 software were not operational. “We have not been able to do any registration since morning.
If our official login is not functional till evening, we will return the documents to customers waiting outside. Later, they will have to take another date to complete registration,” said an official at Mangaluru Rural sub-registrar office. H.V. Raghavendra, President of the Mangaluru Bar Association, criticized Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda for not addressing the root cause of the problem.
He asserted that the issue needs to be resolved immediately to avoid legal action from the association. Inspector General of Stamps and Registration K.V. Dayananda acknowledged the widespread disruption in the registration process across Karnataka since February 1 and assured that efforts are being made to address the problem promptly.
The Kaveri-2 software malfunction has affected the general public and advocates who rely on the system for their legal processes. The call for timely resolution is strengthening as frustrations grow among those affected.
