Took all precautions to prevent GSTN from global malware attack, says CEO Prakash Kumar

With the global cyber attack by malware Petya occuring days before goods and services tax (GST) rollout date, GST Network (GSTN) has assured that its operations have not been affected and there has been no impact on registrations.

GSTN Chief Executive Prakash Kumar said that the IT company took all necessary precautions in case such ransomware attacks happen, ensuring the safety of all data.

GSTN will be handling the mammoth IT back office with over 3 billion invoices per month.

"We have taken all care and there is nothing to worry about. Our system is run on Linux software and all data are safe and operations are going on smoothly," Kumar said.

It was last night that the global malware attack named Petya started disrupting functioning at some central banks and many large corporations in Europe.

The Indian shipping industry was affected by the attack as it hit the functioning of one of the terminals of India's largest container port JNPT at Nava Sheva.

Out of 80 lakh excise, service tax, and value-added tax (VAT) assesses, more than 66 lakh have enrolled on the GSTN portal.

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