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

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.

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