The Russia-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Turla has been linked to a previously undocumented campaign that involved infiltrating the command-and-control (C2) servers of a Pakistan-based hacking group named Storm-0156 to conduct its own operations since 2022. The activity, first observed in December 2022, is the latest instance of the nation-state … [Read more...] about Russia-Linked Turla Exploits Pakistani Hackers’ Servers to Target Afghan and Indian Entities
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Indian National Pleads Guilty to $37 Million Cryptocurrency Theft Scheme
An Indian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over charges of stealing more than $37 million by setting up a website that impersonated the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange platform. Chirag Tomar, 30, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He was arrested on December 20, 2023, upon entering the … [Read more...] about Indian National Pleads Guilty to $37 Million Cryptocurrency Theft Scheme
Indian Government Rescues 250 Citizens Forced into Cybercrime in Cambodia
Apr 01, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Financial Fraud The Indian government said it has rescued and repatriated about 250 citizens in Cambodia who were held captive and coerced into running cyber scams. The Indian nationals "were lured with employment opportunities to that country but were forced to undertake illegal cyber work," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in … [Read more...] about Indian Government Rescues 250 Citizens Forced into Cybercrime in Cambodia
Hackers Hit Indian Defense, Energy Sectors with Malware Posing as Air Force Invite
Mar 27, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Data Breach Indian government entities and energy companies have been targeted by unknown threat actors with an aim to deliver a modified version of an open-source information stealer malware called HackBrowserData and exfiltrate sensitive information in some cases by using Slack as command-and-control (C2). "The information stealer was … [Read more...] about Hackers Hit Indian Defense, Energy Sectors with Malware Posing as Air Force Invite
Rust-Based Malware Targets Indian Government Entities
Dec 22, 2023NewsroomMalware / Cyber Threat Indian government entities and the defense sector have been targeted by a phishing campaign that's engineered to drop Rust-based malware for intelligence gathering. The activity, first detected in October 2023, has been codenamed Operation RusticWeb by enterprise security firm SEQRITE. "New Rust-based payloads and encrypted … [Read more...] about Rust-Based Malware Targets Indian Government Entities
Sneaky DogeRAT Trojan Poses as Popular Apps, Targets Indian Android Users
May 30, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Android A new open source remote access trojan (RAT) called DogeRAT targets Android users primarily located in India as part of a sophisticated malware campaign. The malware is distributed via social media and messaging platforms under the guise of legitimate applications like Opera Mini, OpenAI ChatGOT, and Premium versions of … [Read more...] about Sneaky DogeRAT Trojan Poses as Popular Apps, Targets Indian Android Users
Pakistan-based Transparent Tribe Hackers Targeting Indian Educational Institutions
Apr 13, 2023Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Attack The Transparent Tribe threat actor has been linked to a set of weaponized Microsoft Office documents in attacks targeting the Indian education sector using a continuously maintained piece of malware called Crimson RAT. While the suspected Pakistan-based threat group is known to target military and government entities in the … [Read more...] about Pakistan-based Transparent Tribe Hackers Targeting Indian Educational Institutions
Winter Vivern APT Group Targeting Indian, Lithuanian, Slovakian, and Vatican Officials
The advanced persistent threat known as Winter Vivern has been linked to campaigns targeting government officials in India, Lithuania, Slovakia, and the Vatican since 2021. The activity targeted Polish government agencies, the Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italy Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and individuals within the Indian government, SentinelOne said in a report … [Read more...] about Winter Vivern APT Group Targeting Indian, Lithuanian, Slovakian, and Vatican Officials
Researchers Warn of ReverseRAT Backdoor Targeting Indian Government Agencies
Feb 21, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Cyber Attack A spear-phishing campaign targeting Indian government entities aims to deploy an updated version of a backdoor called ReverseRAT. Cybersecurity firm ThreatMon attributed the activity to a threat actor tracked as SideCopy. SideCopy is a threat group of Pakistani origin that shares overlaps with another actor called … [Read more...] about Researchers Warn of ReverseRAT Backdoor Targeting Indian Government Agencies
Researchers Warn of Kavach 2FA Phishing Attacks Targeting Indian Govt. Officials
Dec 23, 2022Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Pakistani Hackers A new targeted phishing campaign has zoomed in on a two-factor authentication solution called Kavach that's used by Indian government officials. Cybersecurity firm Securonix dubbed the activity STEPPY#KAVACH, attributing it to a threat actor known as SideCopy based on tactical overlaps with prior attacks. ".LNK … [Read more...] about Researchers Warn of Kavach 2FA Phishing Attacks Targeting Indian Govt. Officials