The report states that hackers have compromised an Indian national emergency response system and a subsidiary of the multinational logistics company.
The Chinese foreign ministry did not respond to a request for comment. The Bloomberg report said Beijing has consistently denied involvement in malicious cyber activity.
A Bloomberg report quoted dangerous intelligence firm Recorded Future Inc as saying that suspected Chinese hackers have launched a cyber-espionage attack against the Indian power sector. State-sponsored Chinese hackers have targeted the power sector as part of a cyber espionage campaign in recent months, a cyber intelligence firm report said.
It claimed that the hackers focused on at least seven “load dispatch” centers in northern India for real-time operations for grid control and dispersal of electricity in areas located near the disputed India-China border in Ladakh. were responsible.
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The report said one of the load dispatch centers has previously been the target of another hacking group called RedEco, which “strongly overlaps” with a hacking group the US has linked to the Chinese government. “Prolonged targeting of Indian power grid assets provides opportunities for limited economic espionage or conventional intelligence gathering by Chinese state-linked groups,” Recorded Future Inc was quoted as saying in its report.
In addition, hackers are believed to have compromised an Indian national emergency response system and a subsidiary of a multinational logistics company, the report said. According to the cyber intelligence firm, the hacking group is named TAG-38 and has used a malicious software called ShadowPad, which is also linked to the Chinese government.
The Chinese foreign ministry did not respond to a request for comment. The Bloomberg report said Beijing has consistently denied involvement in malicious cyber activity.
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