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Cyber security report links malware attack to October 12 grid failure in Mumbai
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People walk on railway track as trains were suspended after a major power failure in Mumbai on October 12, 2020. | Photo Credit: Vivek Bendre
Cyber security report links malware attack to October 12 grid failure in Mumbai
Chinese state-sponsored actors may have deployed malware into Indian power grids and seaports as border tensions between India-China began escalating in May last, culminating in a deadly clash along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in mid-June. The alleged cyber intrusion was discovered and revealed by U.S. cyber security and intelligence firm, Recorded Future, according to the New York Times, which broke the story. An October 12 grid failure in Mumbai may have been caused by the Chinese malware, as per the report.