‘Cyber Crime is one of the foremost security threats’

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said cyber crime has emerged as “one of the foremost” security threats at the global and national level but

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said cyber crime has emerged as “one of the foremost” security threats at the global and national level but the armed forces have not witnessed “institutional attacks”.

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The minister also said information of the Indian Army’s deployment along the borders is regularly sought by adversaries from exchange operators and unsuspecting civilians by using Voice Over Internet Protocol and mobile calls among others.

He said cyber attacks are largely faced by internet-connected personal computers (PCs).