Microsoft Identifies Chinese Hack of Indian Power Grid That Could Go Viral

Hackers are utilizing a discontinued web server to launch attacks on energy grid infrastructure, Microsoft has warned, with the initial attack discovered on the Indian grid, carried out by Chinese hackers.  According to the software giant, the Boa server was used in routers, security cameras and popular software development kits.

While Boa was technically retired in the early 2000s, it is still widely used in various devices, TechCrunch reported. Microsoft announced this week that it had identified one million internet-exposed Boa server components…