Indian government, media giant targeted by Chinese hackers, research firm says


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Chinese state-sponsored hackers are believed to have infiltrated and stolen data from an Indian government agency and one of India ’s largest media conglomerates, according to a new report by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future Inc. Both the government agency and the media company dispute the claims. The Unique Identification Authority of India, also known as the UIDAI, contains the private biometric information of more than 1 billion Indian citizens. The authority’s networks were believed to have been breached during intrusions tracked between June and July this year, though it is not clear what data was taken, according to Recorded Future....