China steps up cyber-attacks after disengagement from Pangong lake
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China steps up cyber-attacks after disengagement from Pangong lake. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, March 13: Indian government organisations such as Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) and National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) have reported that Chinese hackers have attempted to infiltrate the countrys cyberspace after troops from the two neighbours disengaged from Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh.
On February 28, the Red Echo group targeted NTPC Infrastructure with a malware that it had planted, establishing a connection that fed into the hacker s server, as reported by Recorded Future, a cybersecurity firm.
On February 28, the ‘Red Echo group targeted NTPC Infrastructure with a malware that it had planted, establishing a connection that fed into the hacker s server, as reported by Recorded Future, a cybersecurity firm.NCII
On February 28, the ‘Red Echo group targeted NTPC Infrastructure with a malware that it had planted, establishing a connection that fed into the hacker s server, as reported by Recorded Future, a cybersecurity firm.NCII
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India is mulling a new strategy to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity after a report released by a United States-based firm suggested a Chinese cyber campaign targeted India’s power grid, resulting in a power blackout that brought India’s financial capital Mumbai to a standstill in October,
Bloomberg reported on Monday.
The Ministry of Power had confirmed that it was aware of the Chinese cyber campaign to use malware to target India’s power network. However, it said that there was no no data breach due to the incidents.
Speaking about India’s cybersecurity strategy, National Cyber Security Coordinator Rajesh Pant told