In the first half of this year, no country endured more cyberattacks on its Internet of Things – the web of internet-connected devices and infrastructure – than India did. So asserts Subex, an Indian telecommunications firm, which produces regular reports on cyber security. Between April and June alone, it said, recorded cyberattacks jumped by 22 percent, with 2,550 unique samples of malware discovered. Some of that malicious code is turning up in hair-raising places.
The Economist: A cyberattack on an Indian nuclear plant raises worrying questions
Indian men ride along a dirt road next to the Norora Atomic Power Station near Norora in Uttar Pradesh state on March 27, 2018.
