India, May 13 -- A less obvious, yet no less hazardous, front is coming into sharper focus as a result of the heightened geopolitical tensions simmering between India and Pakistan: cyberwarfare. Criminal organisations are increasingly turning to digital battlegrounds to disrupt, mislead, and undermine national resolve, while the world watches and waits for a potential physical escalation.

Terrorist groups linked to Pakistan were responsible for the 22 April attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, which claimed the lives of 26 tourists. India responded swiftly, announcing on 23 April the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, the closure of Punjab's Attari border crossing, and the downgrading of diplomatic relations with Pakistan. In retaliation, Pa...