INDIA: HACKERS HACK INDIAN GOVERNMENT VIDEO CHAT FROM CHINA
A high profile government meeting last month involving video chat via satellite was compromised by Chinese hackers. The link was in the control of hackers for almost 4-5 minutes before a counter offensive was launched to neutralize it, sources said.
The Chinese link was traced by and Indian cyber patrolling team. It is yet to be ascertained whether a group of state actors were involved or a gang of cybercriminals carried out the operation.
The message from the hackers was clear: they could turn the tap anytime they want due to our lax cybersecurity apparatus.
The way Chinese hackers hooked up to the most sophisticated and secrete link is shocking and shows they could easily exploit vulnerabilities and disrupt critical infrastructure,".
This newspaper accessed the note from the Intelligence Bureau (IB), India's domestic spy agency, which has warned the government against incrasing instances of cyber espionage. There is no let up in targeting of a large number of Indian computers for data poliferage. Whereas government has taken several steps to address security concerns emanating from cyberspace, sources of threats to Indian cyberspace have become varied and unrelenting the IB note said.
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