Cyber ​​attack by Chinese hackers: Intelligence firm claims - Hackers targeted power grid near Ladakh; Government said - our system is strong

 Chinese hackers targeted the power grid near Ladakh a few months ago. Their motive was to steal important information. Recorded Future, a private intelligence firm based in Massachusetts, USA, has claimed this in a report. The firm said that it has published the report only after giving this information to the Government of India.

Union Energy Minister RK Singh has said about this that Chinese hackers had made two attempts to target the electricity distribution centers near Ladakh, but in this they were not successful. We have already strengthened our defense system to stay safe from such cyber attacks.

What is claimed The report
claimed that hackers targeted at least 7 Indian State Load Despatch Centers (SLDCs) in recent months. These centers do grid control and real-time power distribution in areas near the India-China border in Ladakh. It was told in the report that the same group of hackers also tried to target the National Emergency Response System.

Load dispatch centers were also targeted
The report said that hackers continuously targeted state and regional load dispatch centers in the last 18 months. First a group named RedEcho tried to hack and after that the TAG-38 group has come to the fore. This shows that China-sponsored threats have been active in India for a long time. Such groups are always on the lookout for opportunities to gather intelligence.

Recorded Future revealed the secret of Mumbai Blackout
Recorded Future revealed the hand of Chinese hackers behind the 12-hour blackout in Mumbai on 12 October 2020. So far, Chinese hackers have targeted the electricity supply in India more. Their motive is to disturb the internal system of the country. On the same day, 40 sub-stations in Telangana were also targeted by these hackers. However, the attempt was foiled after receiving an alert from the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN).

In 2021, it was reported in a report that hackers from China had also carried out cyber attacks on Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech, two companies
preparing corona vaccine in India. However, China's Foreign Ministry issued a statement denying any such allegations.

Cyber ​​attacks on
America and many countries of Europe Not only India, China has also done cyber attacks on many countries of America and Europe. In 2021, three US investigative agencies National Security Agency (NSA), Cyber ​​Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a joint statement alleging this.

The statement said that Chinese hackers are extorting money in cryptocurrencies from enemy countries by performing ransomware attacks. The advisory has been titled 'China's State-Sponsored Cyber ​​Operation'.