NEW DELHI: The Government today said there was no serious impact on the country from a global ransomware cyberattack, except for a few isolated incidents in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, and steps were being taken to deal with any future threat.
Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the systems run by the National Informatics Centre were secured and running smoothly. A cyber coordination centre will start operating from next month to take precautions against such attacks, he said.
“There is no major impact in India unlike other countries. We are keeping a close watch. As per the information received so far, there have been isolated incidents in limited areas in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh,” he told reporters here.
The minister said India has started installing ‘patches’ since March besides sending advisories regularly to all stakeholders. A patch is a software used to correct any loophole in a programme including security vulnerabilities. (AGENCIES)
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