The Indian government on Friday released a draft version of the much-awaited data protection regulation, making it the fourth such effort since it was first proposed in July 2018. The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, as it's called, aims to secure personal data, while also seeking users' consent in what the draft claims is "clear and plain language" describing the … [Read more...] about Indian Government Publishes Draft of Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022
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Researchers Detail New Malware Campaign Targeting Indian Government Employees
The Transparent Tribe threat actor has been linked to a new campaign aimed at Indian government organizations with trojanized versions of a two-factor authentication solution called Kavach. "This group abuses Google advertisements for the purpose of malvertising to distribute backdoored versions of Kavach multi-authentication (MFA) applications," Zscaler ThreatLabz researcher … [Read more...] about Researchers Detail New Malware Campaign Targeting Indian Government Employees
Indian Energy Company Tata Power’s IT Infrastructure Hit By Cyber Attack
Tata Power Company Limited, India's largest integrated power company, on Friday confirmed it was targeted by a cyberattack. The intrusion on IT infrastructure impacted "some of its IT systems," the company said in a filing with the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India. It further said it has taken steps to retrieve and restore the affected machines, adding it put in place … [Read more...] about Indian Energy Company Tata Power’s IT Infrastructure Hit By Cyber Attack
Indian Govt Orders Organizations to Report Security Breaches Within 6 Hours to CERT-In
India's computer and emergency response team, CERT-In, on Thursday published new guidelines that require service providers, intermediaries, data centers, and government entities to compulsorily report cybersecurity incidents, including data breaches, within six hours. "Any service provider, intermediary, data center, body corporate and Government organization shall mandatorily … [Read more...] about Indian Govt Orders Organizations to Report Security Breaches Within 6 Hours to CERT-In
Chinese Hacker Groups Continue to Target Indian Power Grid Assets
China-linked adversaries have been attributed to an ongoing onslaught against Indian power grid organizations, one year after a concerted campaign targeting critical infrastructure in the country came to light. Most of the intrusions involved a modular backdoor named ShadowPad, according to Recorded Future's Insikt Group, a sophisticated remote access trojan which has been … [Read more...] about Chinese Hacker Groups Continue to Target Indian Power Grid Assets
Hackers Planted Fake Digital Evidence on Devices of Indian Activists and Lawyers
A previously unknown hacking group has been linked to targeted attacks against human rights activists, human rights defenders, academics, and lawyers across India in an attempt to plant "incriminating digital evidence." Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne attributed the intrusions to a group it tracks as "ModifiedElephant," an elusive threat actor that's been operational since at … [Read more...] about Hackers Planted Fake Digital Evidence on Devices of Indian Activists and Lawyers
New CapraRAT Android Malware Targets Indian Government and Military Personnel
A politically motivated advanced persistent threat (APT) group has expanded its malware arsenal to include a new remote access trojan (RAT) in its espionage attacks aimed at Indian military and diplomatic entities. Called CapraRAT by Trend Micro, the implant is an Android RAT that exhibits a high "degree of crossover" with another Windows malware known as CrimsonRAT that's … [Read more...] about New CapraRAT Android Malware Targets Indian Government and Military Personnel
Researchers Detail How Pakistani Hackers Targeting Indian and Afghan Governments
A Pakistani threat actor successfully socially engineered a number of ministries in Afghanistan and a shared government computer in India to steal sensitive Google, Twitter, and Facebook credentials from its targets and stealthily obtain access to government portals. Malwarebytes' latest findings go into detail about the new tactics and tools adopted by the APT group known as … [Read more...] about Researchers Detail How Pakistani Hackers Targeting Indian and Afghan Governments
Pakistan-linked hackers targeted Indian power company with ReverseRat
A threat actor with suspected ties to Pakistan has been striking government and energy organizations in the South and Central Asia regions to deploy a remote access trojan on compromised Windows systems, according to new research. "Most of the organizations that exhibited signs of compromise were in India, and a small number were in Afghanistan," Lumen's Black Lotus Labs said … [Read more...] about Pakistan-linked hackers targeted Indian power company with ReverseRat
WhatsApp Sues Indian Government Over New Internet Regulations
WhatsApp on Wednesday fired a legal salvo against the Indian government to block new regulations that would require messaging apps to trace the "first originator" of messages shared on the platform, thus effectively breaking encryption protections. "Requiring messaging apps to 'trace' chats is the equivalent of asking us to keep a fingerprint of every single message sent on … [Read more...] about WhatsApp Sues Indian Government Over New Internet Regulations