India To Check Power Equipment Imported From China For Malware, Trojan

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India To Check Power Equipment Imported From China For Malware, Trojan
June 28, 2020
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ind...mported-from-china-for-malware-trojan-2253571

Tightening import norms, India will check all power equipment bought from China for malware and Trojan horses that can be potentially used to trigger electricity grid failures to cripple economic activity in the country, Power Minister RK Singh said.

In an interview to PTI, Mr Singh said his renewable energy ministry has proposed imposing customs duties on some solar power equipment starting August 1 as part of the country's goal of becoming self-sufficient.

"Power is a very sensitive and strategic sector for any country. Electricity runs all industries, communication systems and all databases including strategic ones and so we have to guard it against any sabotage by countries which are adversaries or possible adversaries," he said, adding, "We want to build a firewall."
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Mr Singh said some countries who are adversaries or potential adversaries will be identified as "prior reference countries", and prior government permission will be required before importing any equipment from there.
These countries are mostly the ones which share borders with India, including China and Pakistan.

"We have reports that malware and Trojan horse can be installed which can be activated remotely to bring down the power sector and the economy," he said.
India's power sector has earlier faced cyberattacks, a majority of which reportedly originated from China, Singapore, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries.
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