Suspected Chinese hack targets Indian media, government: report


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The logo of Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited is seen on The Times of India newspapers, in New Delhi, India, on Sept. 22, 2021. (AP) BANGKOK -- A U.S.-based private cybersecurity company said Wednesday it has uncovered evidence that an Indian media conglomerate, a police department and the agency responsible for the country's national identification database have been hacked, likely by a state-sponsored Chinese group. The Insikt Group, the threat research division of Massachusetts-based Recorded Future, said the hacking group, given the temporary name TAG-28, made use of Winnti malware, which it said is exclusively shared among several Chinese state-sponsored...