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A hacker floods the servers of a payment platform, denying access to authorised users, intending to threaten the security of India, and the attack is likely to disrupt services essential to the life of the community. Which element of Section 66F(1)(A)(i) is this conduct primarily matching?

The conduct matches Section 66F(1)(A)(i), which covers denying or causing the denial of access to persons authorised to access a computer resource. A server flooding attack is a denial of service, and with terror intent and likely disruption of essential services it constitutes cyber terrorism.

  1. AAttempting to penetrate a computer resource without authorisation
  2. BIntroducing a computer contaminant
  3. CDenying or causing the denial of access to any person authorised to access a computer resourceCorrect
  4. DObtaining restricted data for the advantage of a foreign nation

Explanation

A flood attack that blocks legitimate users is a denial of service, matching Section 66F(1)(A)(i): denying or causing the denial of access to any person authorised to access a computer resource. No penetration or data theft is described, so clauses (ii) and (B) do not fit.

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