Chinese hacker groups could target Indian businesses

Chinese state sponsored hacker groups could target Indian businesses and government offices, according to chatter uncovered on the dark web by cybersecurity research firm Cyfirma.

Chinese hacking communities have been discussing ways to ‘teach India a lesson’ over the last 10 days on the dark web, said the Singapore-headquartered cyber security firm, with some expressing frustration, saying “this is one nation that doesn’t listen to us”. The increased chat group activity has been linked to the current border standoff between the two countries.

“The whisperings in the dark web and hackers’ forums have increased in volume and intensity with actual mentions of Indian targets,” said Kumar Ritesh, Founder-CEO of Cyfirma. “When we observed that IoCs (indicators of compromise) were shared, we immediately knew that the threat could be imminent.”