The Arunachal lawmaker mentioned the report to highlight how internet protocol (IP) cameras and digital video recorders (DVRs) operated over the internet have been compromised by Chinese hackers.
A Congress MLA from Arunachal Pradesh has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order a ban on the installation of China-made Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in government offices, followed by a public awareness campaign to educate people against using them in their homes. Citing an India Today report titled “The China Snooping Menace”, Pasighat West MLA and former Minister of State for Minority Affairs, Ninong Ering expressed concern that Chinese-made CCTV used in India could be used as “eyes and ears for Beijing “. . He also highlighted the serious threat to India’s national security “as existing laws and awareness of this threat are not enough”.
“In the current state of affairs, with China repeatedly showing hostility not only to our LACS but also by attacking India’s IT infrastructure, it is clear that India must take decisive steps to contain this looming Chinese threat,” Ninong Ering said in the letter. to Prime Minister Modi.
Referring to “regular attacks” by Chinese hackers on Indian institutions, the Congress MLA referred to a report by a US-based threat intelligence firm that claimed an apparent cyber-espionage campaign by suspected state-sponsored Chinese hackers. In a report published in June 2022, Recorded Future Inc. said the hackers targeted at least seven “load dispatch” centers in northern India, which were responsible for conducting real-time operations to manage the grid and distribute electricity in the areas where they were located. , near the disputed India-China border in Ladakh.
The Arunachal lawmaker also highlighted how Internet Protocol (IP) cameras, often used in CCTV networks, and digital video recorders (DVRs) operated over the Internet were attacked by Chinese hackers in the operation.
“The centre’s estimate showed that over 2 million CCTVs have been installed in India, with over 90% manufactured by companies that are partly owned by the Chinese government. Even more worrying is the fact that more than half of them are installed in Indian government offices,” he said.
“Therefore, I request you to immediately ban the installation of Chinese CCTV systems in Indian government offices. This can be followed by the launch of a public awareness campaign to educate people against the use of Chinese CCTV in their homes,” he added.
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