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Russian-linked cybercampaigns put a bull's-eye on France. Their focus? The Olympics and elections
French officials and cybersecurity experts from Europe and the United States have identified disinformation campaigns targeting France, orchestrated from Russia. These efforts increased significantly due to France's legislative elections and the upcoming Paris Olympics.
Chinese hackers target Indian power grid assets in Ladakh
The objective for intrusions may include gaining an increased understanding of these complex systems in order to facilitate capability development for future use or gaining sufficient access across the system in preparation for future contingency operations. In February 2021, Recorded Future's Insikt Group reported on intrusion activity targeting operational assets within India's power grid that it attributed to a likely Chinese state-sponsored threat activity group.
Report: Suspected Chinese hack targets Indian media, government
The allegation has the possibility of increasing friction between the two regional giants, whose relations have already been seriously strained by a border dispute that has led to clashes this year and last year.
India targeted through cyber intrusions by RedFoxtrot linked to Chinese military
Active since 2014, RedFoxtrot predominantly targets aerospace and defense, government, telecommunications, mining, and research organizations in Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, aligning with the operational remit of PLA Unit 69010.
10 power assets, Mumbai, Tamil Nadu ports came under RedEcho cyberattack
According to Christopher Ahlberg, CEO of Recorded Future, the Massachusetts-based enterprise security outfit that detected the intrusions, 10 Indian power sector assets and the Mumbai and Tamil Nadu’s VO Chidmabaranar ports came under attack.
US company identifies Chinese malware targeting Indian power assets
The targeted assets include load despatch centres of eastern, north eastern, southern and western regions besides state load despatch centres of Delhi and Telengana.
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Is the Mumbai blackout last year connected to the Ladakh standoff?
Recorded Future, a Massachusetts-based company which studies the use of the internet by state actors, in its report, details the campaign conducted by a China-linked threat activity group RedEcho targeting the Indian power sector. The activity was identified through a combination of large-scale automated network traffic analytics and expert analysis.
ETtech Morning Dispatch on March 2, 2021: How's it Co-WIN?
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Power Ministry says no impact on any functionalities of POSOCO due to malware attack
The ministry was responding to a study carried out by a private US company which suggested that a China-linked group targeted India's power grid system through malware, a software designed to cause damage to a computer network.
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