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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...

Washington, Mar 1: 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 claimed in its latest study, raising suspicion whether last year's massive power outage in Mumbai was a result of the online intrusion.

The Ministry of Power on Monday said there is no impact on operations of Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) due to any malware attack and that prompt actions are taken on advisories issued against such threats.

Was last year's massive Mumbai power outage due to online intrusion?

Washington/Beijing, March 1 Amidst the tense border situation between India and China, a Chinese government-linked group of hackers targeted India’s critical power grid system through malware,