Indians no longer will be able to use VLC Media Player. India has blocked VLC Media Player’s website and download link. Reports say that it has been blocked for about two months Chinese hacking group Cicada has been using it for cyber attacks. Cicada was using it for deploying a malicious malware loader. Security experts say that it is part of a long-running cyber attack campaign. India has so far blocked hundreds of Chinese apps. However, VLC Media Player is developed by Paris-based firm VideoLAN. Neither the company nor the government has revealed details of the ban.
