Power transmission: Punjab among 8 states targeted by Chinese hackers in past month

: A massive power outage was averted in eight states, including Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, after the Central Electricity Authority alerted the respective governments about Chinese hackers targeting power transmission companies in India.

From last week of February to first week of March, China-based cyber hackers targeted 10 entities in the power sector in these states, including Punjab state load dispatch centre (SLDC ), systematically utilising advanced cyber intrusion techniques to gain foothold across the Indian power generation and transmission infrastructure.

The Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In) detected that the Chinese hackers have targeted power transmission companies in India. The utilities targeted in the cyber-attack from Chinese ATP actors are SLDC of Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Haryana.