Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, April 7: RK Singh, the Union Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy, announced on Thursday that Chinese hackers’ attempts to target energy distribution centres in Ladakh were effectively prevented.
Hackers attempted at least two cyberattacks on the Union Territory’s electrical distribution system, according to the minister.
“Two attempts by Chinese hackers were made to target electricity distribution centres near Ladakh but were not successful,” he said reacting to media reports claiming a cyberattack on the power grid near Ladakh between August and March.
The Minister went on to say that the defence system has been beefed up to combat cyber-attacks. “To fight such hacks, we have already strengthened our defence system,” he stated.
According to media sources, during the previous eight months, Chinese state-sponsored hackers have attacked Indian energy distribution centres near the Union Territory of Ladakh.
Meanwhile, as the militaries of India and China remain in a standoff in eastern Ladakh, the top brass of the Indian Army and Air Force have been examining the preparation and infrastructure requirements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Notably, India and China have long disputed their vast 3,500-km-long frontier and fought a brief border war in Arunachal Pradesh in 1962. India declared last month that relations with China could not return to normal unless both countries’ forces moved back from each other, but Beijing struck a more conciliatory tone during their foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi.
