Chinese hackers plant malware into Indian Navy computersJuly 2, 2012 - 18:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chinese hackers have managed to take out the computer system on the Indian Navy's Eastern Command, according to TechEye. The hackers planted malware on the system, which is based around the city of Visakhaptnam, which sent sensitive data to IP addresses in China. The virus had reportedly created a hidden folder, collected specific files and documents based on certain "key words" it had been programmed to identify. It remained hidden on the pen drives until they were put in computers connected to the internet, after which the bug quietly sent files to the specific IP addresses. It is not clear how much was taken in the hacking raid, or if the malware operated like Stuxnet and needed to be installed within the system by a spook first. So far, India has arrested six officers for procedural lapses which led to the breach. It is not clear if any of them will later face spying charges. India's navy stores sensitive data in standalone computers which are not connected to the web. However, they are also not supposed to have ports or access points for flash drives or external storage devices. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |