Hacking GST database can now lead to 10 year imprisonment

NEW DELHI:  Hacking  into the government’s  India 's goods and services tax (GST) database and its associated infrastructure dependencies installed at GST Network (GSTN) can now lead to 10-year imprisonment, as the assets have been declared as 'protected systems' by the finance ministry, under the  IT Act .  Protected systems are part of critical information infrastructure…