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India among key ‘Red October’ victims
India and many other countries across the world have fallen
victim to an unprecedented cyber espionage attack uncovered, but not yet neutralised by Russia’s
leading internet security company. Unidentified criminals have been siphoning off secret data from hundreds
of computer systems used by government agencies, nuclear, aerospace and military institutions and
private companies, in dozens of countries for the past five years.
While Russia tops the list of countries with 38 detected infections, India ranks fifth with 14
While Russia tops the list of countries with 38 detected infections, India ranks fifth with 14
infections, after Kazakhstan (21); Azerbaijan (15); and
Belgium (15). The United States is also on the list with six attacks.
Termed ‘Red October’ or Rocra for short, the cyber spying campaign was launched in 2007 and
Termed ‘Red October’ or Rocra for short, the cyber spying campaign was launched in 2007 and
is still active.
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