The ministry using “open-source threat intelligence reports” concludes that VLC Media Player was used by a China-backed hacking group called ‘Cicada’ for carrying out cyber-attacks.However, the VLC Media Player software is available for download on Google and Apple’s app stores., from where the VLC Media Player software could be downloaded. VideoLAN is the non-profit based out of France that operates VLC Media Player.Following which, VideoLan sent a legal notice to MeitY and DoT, to know the reasons and demanding a copy of the blocking order. The action was taken under Section 69(A) of the Information Technology Act.The request to block was sent by the Home Ministry.In News: The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) ordered the blocking of the website of VLC Media Player after it found that the site was communicating with servers of a previously banned app by the ministry which was transferring sensitive personal data of Indians to a “hostile country”.
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