A Global Times (November 2) report claimed that during an exclusive interview on November
2 with Chinese tech giant 360 Security Technology, it learnt that hackers from India have been
caught actively launching cyberattacks targeting China's multiple sectors as well as individuals
in the past two years during the epidemic, and their attacks are largely on the rise in the first
half of 2021. It said the company's experts believe that intelligence analysis is likely behind
these hacking groups as they are taking advantage of trendy affairs and topics, such as politics
and economy related topics, epidemic situation, and professional activities from industries, so
as to accurately launch their attacks. The hackers were identified by China's official media
as an "Indian hacking group called ‘Evil Flower’ and accused of targeting “government,
defence and military units, as well as state-owned enterprises in China, Pakistan, and
Nepal”. Global Times has claimed in an investigation that the hacking group has the support
of the Indian government. It said in 2020, the company monitored and captured more than 100
of initial payloads mostly from India and they induce users to execute malicious payloads
through harpoon emails in various fields. It added that hackers from India have been caught
actively launching cyberattacks targeting China's multiple sectors as well as individuals in the
past two years during the epidemic, and their attacks are largely on the rise in the first half of
2021. Two Global Times articles (November 9) highlighted that India lacked border infrastructure
and was incapable of building the required roads and logistical support. They claimed that the
Indian Army was hampered by the poor logistics.
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