Suspected Chinese hackers collect intelligence from India’s grid

Hackers, suspected to be China-linked, have been discovered spying on India's electricity grid. — AFP Relaxnews

Suspected state-sponsored Chinese hackers have targeted the power sector in India in recent months as part of an apparent cyber-espionage campaign, the threat intelligence firm Recorded Future Inc. said in a report published Wednesday.

The hackers focused on at least seven "load dispatch” centres in northern India that are responsible for carrying out real-time operations for grid control and electricity dispersal in the areas they are located, near the disputed India-China border in Ladakh, the report said.