Chinese hackers targeted India's power through malware amid border tension: Report PTI Updated : Mar 1, 2021, 5:28 pm IST The report has led to raising suspicion whether last year's massive power outage in Mumbai was a result of the online intrusion On October 12, a grid failure in Mumbai resulted in massive power outages, stopping trains on tracks, hampering those working from home amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and hitting the stuttering economic activity hard. (Representational Image/AFP) Washington: Amidst the tense border tension between India and China, a Chinese government-linked group of hackers targeted India's critical power grid system through malware, a US company has said in its latest study, raising suspicion whether last year's massive power outage in Mumbai was a result of the online intrusion.