By NewsGram Staff Writer

The Principal Comptroller of Defence Accounts (Officers) website of Indian Army has been hacked and sensitive information about defense personnel stolen, reported an English newspaper.

MoD and the Army are looking into the matter which is being kept low key to avoid panic among officials. Many fear that their provident fund or travel allowance/dearness allowance might have been stolen.

'We have no clue what might have happened to our salary because we are not being able to access our salary slips. The hackers have hit where it hurts the officer corps the most,' a Major General told to Times of India.

PCDA is the financial center of the army. Defense personnel access information about their salary, receipt of claims, proof of IT returns and PF withdrawals from the site.

Many officers feel that the authorities have shown a laid back attitude to the issue.

Initially the site could be accessed but there was an ad on the bottom. Later the site could not be accessed at all.

While the defense spokesperson denied having any knowledge about the hacking, PCDA spokesperson attributed the glitch to 'modification of computer system' and said the site will resume shortly.