Chinese may have targeted power systems: U.S. firm

Why is it in news?
  • According to U.S. cyber security and intelligence firm, Chinese may have targeted power systems and ports.
Details:
  • The firm noticed an increase in malware targeting the government, defence organisations and the public sector.
  • The Power Ministry confirmed that while attempts to breach systems were made, the sector had not been impacted.
  • China’s Foreign Ministry however, hit out at the report, calling it “irresponsible”, and attacked it for not offering evidence.
More from the US firm:
  • Chinese state-sponsored actors may have deployed malware into Indian power grids and seaports.
  • Border tensions between India and China began escalating last May, culminating in a deadly clash along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in mid-June.
  • There is still some evidence of ongoing intrusion although a significant amount of it has subsided recently.
Source: The Hindu
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 2nd Mar 2021
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