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Relevant, hence posting here, {{ Very long read but serious breaches being reported }}
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Summarizing -
1. Early 2021
Chinese state-linked hacking group, later identified as RedEcho, had infiltrated key systems within India’s power grid.
Over the course of several months, this group had managed to quietly establish digital links to at least ten of India’s most sensitive power-related entities. These included four of the country’s five Regional Load Despatch Centres, or RLDCs.
But the RLDCs weren’t the only targets.
The hackers were also found to be inside systems linked to a major thermal power station, two large shipping ports, and several high-voltage substations, critical infrastructure that enables electricity to travel across state lines and into homes, hospitals, airports, data centres, and military bases.
These systems form the invisible spine of India’s economy.
2 2022
Seven State Load Despatch Centres (SLDCs), which handle electricity distribution within states, were found to be compromised. Also hit were the Indian operations of a global logistics firm and, more worryingly, the country’s national emergency response system.
The breaches have deepened fears that China’s cyber strategy may go beyond disrupting infrastructure to actively undermining India’s ability to respond in a crisis.
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China does not intend to exploit its access to India’s critical infrastructure immediately. But by embedding itself quietly in advance, it secures a strategic edge. If tensions escalate, the ability to disrupt civilian systems is already in place. The malware may lie dormant indefinitely, yet its mere presence alters the calculus of any future conflict.
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They have placed malware at appropriate places so that it can be activated when the time comes.
Aim is to utterly paralyze the country/decision making process/communication/electricity grid & throwing everything to chaos.
The Silent Switch: How China Is Building A Kill Button Inside India’s Critical Infrastructure
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Summarizing -
1. Early 2021
Chinese state-linked hacking group, later identified as RedEcho, had infiltrated key systems within India’s power grid.
Over the course of several months, this group had managed to quietly establish digital links to at least ten of India’s most sensitive power-related entities. These included four of the country’s five Regional Load Despatch Centres, or RLDCs.
But the RLDCs weren’t the only targets.
The hackers were also found to be inside systems linked to a major thermal power station, two large shipping ports, and several high-voltage substations, critical infrastructure that enables electricity to travel across state lines and into homes, hospitals, airports, data centres, and military bases.
These systems form the invisible spine of India’s economy.
2 2022
Seven State Load Despatch Centres (SLDCs), which handle electricity distribution within states, were found to be compromised. Also hit were the Indian operations of a global logistics firm and, more worryingly, the country’s national emergency response system.
The breaches have deepened fears that China’s cyber strategy may go beyond disrupting infrastructure to actively undermining India’s ability to respond in a crisis.
***
China does not intend to exploit its access to India’s critical infrastructure immediately. But by embedding itself quietly in advance, it secures a strategic edge. If tensions escalate, the ability to disrupt civilian systems is already in place. The malware may lie dormant indefinitely, yet its mere presence alters the calculus of any future conflict.
*
They have placed malware at appropriate places so that it can be activated when the time comes.
Aim is to utterly paralyze the country/decision making process/communication/electricity grid & throwing everything to chaos.
