China used compromised cameras to snoop into India's power grids, says US-based group
India Today
China targeted at least seven Indian State Load Dispatch Centres (SLDCs) in North India in a massive cyber-espionage operation, claimed US-based cyber security group Recorded Future. The State Load Dispatch Center is the apex body which ensures integrated operation of the power system in several parts of the country.
A US-based cyber security group claimed that in a massive cyber-espionage operation, the Chinese government-linked cyber groups targeted at least seven Indian State Load Dispatch Centres (SLDCs) in northern India.
These centers are responsible for carrying out real-time operations for grid control and electricity dispatch in northern India, US-based group Recorded Future said.
The researchers noted that the targeting was geographically concentrated in North India, “in proximity to the disputed India-China border in Ladakh,” although it did not identify the precise locations.
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A map of targeted power infrastructure released by the group illustrated rough locations concentrated in northern India.
Shadowpad -- one of the backdoor tools used in the operation -- is known to have originated from the contractors of the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS).
The backdoor tool is also closely associated with China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
