Chinese hackers launched more than 40,000 attacks. The hackers had used some unique malware to gain confidential data of the companies and later used the information for extortion. According to the reports, the hackers broke into at least six private/public companies' safety procedures. These include a government-regulated organization in Jammu and Kashmir and companies operating in New Delhi and Mumbai. The attacks were traced back to Souther Western Chinese province named Sichuan. These players also attempted to take down websites linked to companies that were involved in banking and finance.
The hackers used DDoS attacks (Distributed Denial of Service) and Internet Protocol Hijack. Experts say that these attacks, also called 'Probes,' look for vulnerabilities in a website's security features. In an incident where the hackers were able to crash the website, the home page was modified, and the content was changed with a foreign language. Experts say that there were no other successful probes except this incident.
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