Tag: Cyber attack

‘India is well prepared to counter any Chinese cyber-attack’
Asia, China

‘India is well prepared to counter any Chinese cyber-attack’

Acknowledging the rising Chinese threat, the Indian government told the Parliament Standing Committee on Information Technology that the country has robust cybersecurity mechanisms in place and it is well prepared to counter and thwart any Chinese attacks.The government said that it has the cutting-edge technology, standard operating procedures, and processes to tackle such scenarios in a response to questions about the recent Mumbai power outage to a Chinese state-backed firm.On February 28, the US-based cybersecurity firm “Recorded Future” published a report saying it had observed a “steep rise” in the use of resources like malware by a Chinese group called Red Echo to target “a large swathe” of India’s power sector. The report had attributed to the infiltration of Chinese state-backed h
Australia hints at Chinese cyber-attack; Japan, Vietnam too riled by Beijing
World

Australia hints at Chinese cyber-attack; Japan, Vietnam too riled by Beijing

It seems like India isn’t the only country fighting China’s tactics right now. Hinting at China, Australian PM Scott Morrison on Friday said that his authorities and a few personal sector entities within the nation had been underneath a sustained cyber-attack by a state actor.Last week, Vietnam’s overseas ministry stated two Chinese ships had attacked a Vietnamese fishing boat within the South China Sea. The incident occurred close to the Parcel Islands which China claims as its own. In April, Vietnam had protested after one of its fishing boats was sunk by a Chinese maritime surveillance vessel close to the islands.Reports from Japan on June 18 indicated that China had positioned its vessels close to the Senkaku Islands within the East China Sea for 66 days operating to intimidate Tokyo.