Tata Power hit by cyber attack

Tata Power has reported a cyberattack on its IT infrastructure, impacting some of its systems.

However, the company stated that all critical operational systems are functioning. The company has taken steps to retrieve and restore the systems. Restricted access and preventive checks have been put in place for employee and customer facing portals and touch points as precautionary measures.

A senior official from the Maharashtra Police’s cyber wing said an intelligence input had been received about threat to Tata Power and other electricity companies. All the concerned companies have been alerted, with an audit and check of firewalls underway.

Tata Power did not share any further specifics on the matter. In April, a report by U.S.-based cybersecurity company Recorded Future alleged that Chinese state-sponsored hackers had targeted the Indian power sector in a long-term project. The Ministry of External Affairs of India spokesperson Arindam Bagchi responded to the report and said the country had not raised this issue with China.