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New Linux malware is controlled through emojis sent from Discord

A newly discovered Linux malware dubbed 'DISGOMOJI' uses the novel approach of utilizing emojis to execute commands on infected devices in attacks on government agencies in India.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 15, 2024
- 01:08 PM
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India rescues 250 citizens enslaved by Cambodian cybercrime gang

The Indian government says it rescued and repatriated 250 citizens who sought jobs in Cambodia, only to be forced into conducting cybercrime once they arrived.
- Bill Toulas
- April 01, 2024
- 09:04 PM
- 0
India targets Microsoft, Amazon tech support scammers in nationwide crackdown

India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided 76 locations in a nationwide crackdown on cybercrime operations behind tech support scams and cryptocurrency fraud.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 19, 2023
- 01:22 PM
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Hackers steal Signal, WhatsApp user data with fake Android chat app

Hackers are using a fake Android app named 'SafeChat' to infect devices with spyware malware that steals call logs, texts, and GPS locations from phones.
- Bill Toulas
- July 31, 2023
- 03:26 PM
- 2
Android spyware camouflaged as VPN, chat apps on Google Play

Three Android apps on Google Play were used by state-sponsored threat actors to collect intelligence from targeted devices, such as location data and contact lists.
- Bill Toulas
- June 19, 2023
- 11:22 AM
- 0
Hackers breach energy orgs via bugs in discontinued web server

Microsoft said today that security vulnerabilities found to impact a web server discontinued since 2005 have been used to target and compromise organizations in the energy sector.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 22, 2022
- 02:55 PM
- 0
Surfshark, ExpressVPN pull out of India over data retention laws

Surfshark announced today they are shutting down its VPN (virtual private network) services in India in response to the new requirements in the country that demand all providers to keep customer logs for 180 days.
- Bill Toulas
- June 07, 2022
- 10:05 PM
- 2
SideWinder hackers plant fake Android VPN app in Google Play Store

Phishing campaigns attributed to an advanced threat actor called SideWinder involved a fake VPN app for Android devices published on Google Play Store along with a custom tool that filters victims for better targeting.
- Ionut Ilascu
- June 01, 2022
- 09:10 AM
- 0
SpiceJet airline passengers stranded after ransomware attack

Indian low-cost airline SpiceJet has informed its customers of an attempted ransomware attack that has impacted some of its systems and caused delays on flight departures today.
- Bill Toulas
- May 25, 2022
- 07:43 AM
- 2
India to require cybersecurity incident reporting within six hours

The Indian government has issued new directives requiring organizations to report cybersecurity incidents to CERT-IN within six hours, even if those incidents are port or vulnerability scans of computer systems.
- Bill Toulas
- April 29, 2022
- 11:07 AM
- 2
Hackers use modified MFA tool against Indian govt employees

A new campaign from the hacking group tracked as APT36, aka 'Transparent Tribe' or' Mythic Leopard,' has been discovered using new custom malware and entry vectors in attacks against the Indian government.
- Bill Toulas
- March 29, 2022
- 12:29 PM
- 0
Hundreds of eBike phishing sites abuse Google Ads to push scams

A large-scale campaign involving over 200 phishing and scam sites has tricked users into giving their personal data to fake investments schemes impersonating genuine brands.
- Bill Toulas
- March 01, 2022
- 10:00 AM
- 0
Hacking group 'ModifiedElephant' evaded discovery for a decade

Threat analysts have linked a decade of activity to an APT (advanced persistent threat) actor called 'ModifiedElephant', who has managed to remain elusive to all threat intelligence firms since 2012.
- Bill Toulas
- February 10, 2022
- 03:02 PM
- 0
US indicts multiple call centers for IRS, Social Security scams

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the indictment of several India-based call centers and their directors for targeting Americans with Social Security, IRS, and loan phone call scams.
- Bill Toulas
- February 04, 2022
- 12:02 PM
- 0
Political-themed actor using old MS Office flaw to drop multiple RATs

A novel threat actor with unclear motives has been discovered running a crimeware campaign which delivers multiple Windows and Android RATs (remote access tools) through the exploitation of CVE-2017-11882.
- Bill Toulas
- October 20, 2021
- 12:59 PM
- 1
Acer confirms breach of after-sales service systems in India

Taiwanese computer giant Acer has confirmed that its after-sales service systems in India were recently breached in what the company called "an isolated attack."
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 14, 2021
- 06:13 AM
- 0
Air India data breach impacts 4.5 million customers

Air India disclosed a data breach after personal information belonging to roughly 4.5 million of its customers was leaked two months following the hack of Passenger Service System provider SITA in February 2021.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 21, 2021
- 02:48 PM
- 0
Leading Indian fintech platform MobiKwik denies data breach

Indian digital financial services platform Mobikwik denies claims that almost 8 TB of data put up for sale was allegedly stolen from its servers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 30, 2021
- 11:20 AM
- 0
Researchers hacked Indian govt sites via exposed git and env files

Researchers have now disclosed more information on how they were able to breach multiple websites of the Indian government. The full findings disclosed today shed light on the routes leveraged by the researchers, including finding exposed .git directories and .env files on some of these systems.
- Ax Sharma
- March 12, 2021
- 11:46 AM
- 0
New Sarbloh ransomware supports Indian farmers' protest

A new ransomware known as Sarbloh encrypts your files while at the same time delivering a message supporting the protests of Indian farmers.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 08, 2021
- 04:20 PM
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