India claims it foiled Chinese cyber-attack

India yesterday claimed it foiled an attempted cyber-attack by Chinese hackers targeting its power distribution system near a disputed frontier where the two countries are engaged in a military stand-off. Ties between the world's two most populous nations are at a low ebb after a deadly skirmish in the Himalayan region of Ladakh that left at least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers dead in 2020. "Two attempts by Chinese hackers were made to target electricity distribution centres near Ladakh but were not successful," power minister RK Singh told reporters. New Delhi's claim came a day after a US-based intelligence firm said suspected Chinese hackers had made at least seven attempts to target Indian power infrastructure in recent months.