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Tech Circle: India’s Connected Machines Become Cyber Weapons for Hackers

May 11, 2022

Unpatched computers, prevalence of legacy software and misconfigured smart and connected devices in India have become a favourite among hackers who exploit the lack of security to create sophisticated weapons. These devices, according to experts, are becoming botnets being used to run distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks not just in India but around the world.