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India’s top military officer said that the country plans to seek help from the U.S. and other countries to shore up its vulnerable cyber defense infrastructure that has been under attack from Chinese cyberattacks.
Defense Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Wednesday that while India is currently trying to play catchup while building its own cyber defenses, much of Indian critical and military systems remain highly vulnerable to breaches. And in the interim, India is turning to the U.S. and other Western nations for solutions. This was a topic of discussion during U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s visit in March as India and the United States have agreed to help India with cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
A Chinese state-backed hacking group has in recent weeks targeted the IT systems of two Indian vaccine makers whose coronavirus shots are being used in the country's immunisation campaign, cyber intelligence firm Cyfirma told Reuters.
Cyber intelligence firm Cyfirma confirmed that a Chinese state-backed hacking group in recent weeks attempted targeting the IT systems of two Indian vaccine makers: Bharat Biotech and the Serum Institute of India (SII).
Chinese hackers targeted IT systems of SII, Bharat Biotech: Cyber Intelligence firm medicaldialogues.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from medicaldialogues.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Chinese hackers attacked IT systems of Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech: Report thenorthlines.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenorthlines.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.