A bloody face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in Galwan Valley of eastern Ladakh led to the martyrdom of 20 Indian soldiers late on Monday night. “Indian and Chinese troops have disengaged at the Galwan area where they had earlier clashed on the night of 15/16 June 2020. 17 Indian troops who were critically injured in the line of duty at the standoff location and exposed to sub-zero temperatures in the high altitude terrain have succumbed to their injuries, taking the total that were killed in action to 20.
Indian Army is firmly committed to protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the nation,” the Army said in a statement.
Source: Timesnownews
Recently, China has opened front against India with sustained DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks on Indian information websites and the country’s financial payments system. The IB source says that several targets such as ATMs, banking systems and government websites have been targeted. Most of the attacks were traced back to the central Chinese city of Chengdu. The capital of Sichuan province, Chengdu is known for being the headquarters of the People’s Liberation Army’s Unit 61398, the Chinese military’s primary covert cyber-warfare section.The attacks began on Tuesday and even continued on Wednesday. However, all the attacks were unsuccessful and they were prevented.
While cyberattacks against India normally come from Pakistan or from known hacker-for-hire centres in Central Europe or the United States, the past two days has seen a surge in attacks coming directly from China.
Source: Hindustan times, OneIndia
Indian Intelligence agencies have flagged the use of several Chinese apps stating that they are capable of extracting a large amount of data. The Intel has said that these apps had the potential to be used as spyware and this could be detrimental to national security. Here is the list of china applications:
- Social content platforms: Hello and SHAREit
- Entertainment and short video apps: TikTok, LIKE, and Kwai
- Web browser apps: UCBrowser and UCBrowser Mini
- Video and live streaming apps: LiveMe, Bigo Live, and Vigo Video
- Utility applications: BeautyPlus, Xender and Cam Scanner
- Gaming apps and software: PUBG (mobile version), Clash of Kings, Mobile Legends
- E-commerce applications: ClubFactory, Shein, and Romwe
In April, the Union Home Ministry had issued an advisory on the secure use of Zoom meeting platform by private individuals. It said that it not for use by government offices, officials or official purposes.
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