Tag: india
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CallPhantom Android scam reached 7.3 million downloads on Google Play
Scams targeting Android users in India and across the Asia-Pacific region have grown around a long-standing curiosity gap: the desire to look up call records tied to a phone … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/07/callphantom-android-scam-google-play/
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UIDAI, NFSU Sign 5-Year Pact to Boost Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics
The collaboration between the Unique Identification Authority of India and the National Forensic Sciences University marks a significant development in India’s security landscape and digital forensics. In a move aimed at strengthening the country’s digital infrastructure, UIDAI and NFSU have formalized a five-year partnership to advance research, training, and operational capabilities in cybersecurity and digital…
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India orders infosec red alert in case Mythos sparks crime spree
Securities regulator urges market players to develop new strategies and nail cyber-basics before AI models fuel mass attacks First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/05/06/india_seb_mythos_infosec_advice/
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Silver Fox Uses Fake Tax Notices to Drop ValleyRAT and ABCDoor Backdoor
Silver Fox is running a tax”‘themed phishing campaign that abuses fake notices from Indian and Russian tax authorities to drop ValleyRAT and a new Python backdoor dubbed ABCDoor, using a customized RustSL loader to evade detection and enforce strict geofencing controls. The campaign shows how the group is steadily evolving from commodity RAT delivery to…
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Silver Fox Springs Tax-Themed Attacks on Orgs in India, Russia
More than 1,600 socially engineered messages from the China-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) group target various sectors to deliver the previously undocumented ABCDoor backdoor, ValleyRAT, and other malware. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/silver-fox-tax-themed-attacks-india-russia
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Silver Fox Deploys ABCDoor Malware via Tax-Themed Phishing in India and Russia
The China-based cybercrime group known as Silver Fox has been linked to a new campaign targeting organizations in Russia and India with a new malware called ABCDoor.The activity involved using phishing emails that mimic correspondence from the Income Tax Department of India in December 2025, followed by a similar campaign aimed at Russian entities.”Both waves…
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RBI Cybersecurity Compliance Checklist for Fintech Organizations
Tags: compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, fintech, framework, india, resilience, service, threatThe financial services ecosystem in India is undergoing rapid digital transformation, and fintech organizations sit at the center of this evolution. With increasing cyber threats targeting digital payments, lending platforms, and financial data, regulatory oversight has intensified. The Reserve Bank of India mandates a strong RBI cybersecurity framework that fintechs must follow to ensure resilience,……
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CERT-In Warns of AI-Driven Cyber Threat Surge, MSMEs at Highest Risk
India’s cybersecurity watchdog, CERT-In, has raised concerns of the nature of modern cyber threats, particularly those driven by artificial intelligence. In its latest advisory, the cybersecurity watchdog has highlighted how frontier AI technologies are reshaping the threat landscape, making cyberattacks faster, more scalable, and far more accessible, even to less skilled attackers. First seen on thecyberexpress.com…
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Fake KYC Android Malware Spreads via WhatsApp to Hijack Bank Accounts
A new Android malware campaign is masquerading as a “Banking KYC” verification app and spreading via WhatsApp messages to target banking users in India. The malware is delivered as an APK shared over WhatsApp, posing as an urgent bank KYC or account verification update similar to previously reported Indian banking fraud campaigns. Victims are told…
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Fake Income Tax Notices Used to Spread Malware
Cybercriminals are exploiting India’s tax season by launching sophisticated phishing campaigns that impersonate the Income Tax Department to deliver dangerous malware to unsuspecting taxpayers. The malicious operation uses fake assessment notices and tax compliance warnings to trick victims into downloading malware-laden files that grant attackers persistent access to compromised systems. The phishing campaign, which has…
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IRDAI 2026 Cybersecurity Guidelines for Insurance Companies
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has introduced significant amendments to its cybersecurity guidelines in 2026, marking a shift from static compliance to continuous cyber resilience. For insurers, IRDAI compliance is no longer just about implementing baseline controls. The updated framework demands stronger governance, tighter oversight, real-time monitoring, and accountability across business……
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Mustang Panda Hits India and S. Korea with Updated LOTUSLITE Backdoor
Acronis reveals Mustang Panda is using a new LOTUSLITE backdoor to target Indian banks and Korean diplomats. Learn how this DLL sideloading attack works. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/mustang-panda-india-s-korea-lotuslite-backdoor/
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Mustang Panda’s New LOTUSLITE Variant Targets India Banks, South Korea Policy Circles
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of a known malware called LOTUSLITE that’s distributed via a theme related to India’s banking sector.”The backdoor communicates with a dynamic DNS-based command-and-control server over HTTPS and supports remote shell access, file operations, and session management, indicating a continued espionage-focused capability set rather than First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Microsoft-Signed Binary Helps Deliver LOTUSLITE in India Spy Campaign
Microsoft-signed developer tooling is being abused to quietly deploy a new LOTUSLITE backdoor variant against India’s banking sector, in what researchers link to the China”‘nexus Mustang Panda espionage cluster with moderate confidence. The backdoor retains its espionage profile, offering remote shell access, file operations, and session management rather than any obvious monetization features. Communications are…
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Chinese APT Targets Indian Banks, Korean Policy Circles
China is spying on India’s financial sector, for some reason, and it’s not putting much effort into it, judging by some stale TTPs. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/chinese-apt-indian-banks-korean-policy
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Red Hat RHELocates its Chinese engineering team to India
Hundreds of layoffs, but this smells of geopolitics, not downsizing First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/10/red_hat_ends_china_engineering/
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Bitter-Linked Hack-for-Hire Campaign Targets Journalists Across MENA Region
An apparent hack-for-hire campaign likely orchestrated by a threat actor with suspected ties to the Indian government targeted journalists, activists, and government officials across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to findings from Access Now, Lookout, and SMEX.Two of the targets included prominent Egyptian journalists and government critics, Mostafa First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Hackhire spyware campaign targets journalists in Middle East, North Africa
Access Now, Lookout and SMEX joined research forces to find a campaign involving suspected Indian government-connected group Bitter, ProSpy spyware and more. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/hack-for-hire-spyware-campaign-targets-journalists-in-middle-east-north-africa/
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India Set to Ban Hikvision, TP-Link Devices in April
Starting April 1, 2026, the Indian government will officially enforce a nationwide ban on the sale of internet-connected CCTV cameras from major Chinese manufacturers, including Hikvision, Dahua, and TP-Link. This decisive market restriction is fundamentally driven by escalating national security concerns. Officials aim to eliminate inherent hardware vulnerabilities that could potentially enable foreign espionage operations…
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Indian government probes CCTV espionage operation linked to Pakistan
Police found cameras pointing at infrastructure First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/26/india_pakistan_cctv/
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Florida Suspends Firm for Unlawfully Offshoring Claims Data
State: Medicare Enrollee Data Sent to Unlicensed Firms in India, Philippines. State insurance regulators have suspended a Florida third-party health administrator firm for unlawfully offshoring sensitive claims and other data of more than 23,000 Florida Medicare Advantage enrollees to several unlicensed companies in India and the Philippines. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/florida-suspends-firm-for-unlawfully-offshoring-claims-data-a-31177
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Founder of CoinDCX Arrested Amid Serious Fraud and Cheating Charges
The Indian cryptocurrency sector is currently facing a significant legal and cybersecurity controversy following the recent arrest of prominent CoinDCX executives. Local law enforcement from Mumbra police in Thane apprehended co-founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal in Bengaluru. Both executives were produced before a court and remanded into police custody, facing charges of criminal breach…
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Android Malware Campaign Targets Indian Users via Fake eChallan Alerts
A new Android malware campaign targeting Indian users has been reported by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, CERT-In. According to the agency, multiple reports indicate a coordinated effort by cybercriminals to steal sensitive financial and personal data through deceptive mobile applications and phishing techniques. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/android-malware-campaign-rto-challan/
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Mend.io Expands Its Global Infrastructure with a Dedicated Cloud Region in India
Local cloud infrastructure in India for data residency requirements. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/mend-io-expands-its-global-infrastructure-with-a-dedicated-cloud-region-in-india/
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Mend.io Expands Its Global Infrastructure with a Dedicated Cloud Region in India
Local cloud infrastructure in India for data residency requirements. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/mend-io-expands-its-global-infrastructure-with-a-dedicated-cloud-region-in-india/
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UIDAI Introduces Bug Bounty Program to Strengthen Aadhaar Defenses
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has officially launched its first structured bug bounty program to fortify the Aadhaar system. As the foundation of a massive national identity database, securing Aadhaar requires continuous innovation and rigorous testing. This new initiative invites top cybersecurity experts to proactively identify and responsibly disclose potential vulnerabilities within UIDAI’s…
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SideWinder Espionage Campaign Expands Across Southeast Asia
Tags: espionage, government, group, india, infrastructure, phishing, spear-phishing, threat, vulnerabilityThe suspected India-linked threat group targets governments, telecom, and critical infrastructure using spear-phishing, old vulnerabilities, and rapidly rotating infrastructure to maintain persistent access. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/sidewinder-espionage-campaign-expands-across-southeast-asia
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AWS expands Security Hub for multicloud security operations
Tags: access, api, ceo, ciso, cloud, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, framework, google, identity, incident response, india, infrastructure, Internet, microsoft, monitoring, risk, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementCross-cloud security monitoring: While AWS has not provided technical details on how it will identify vulnerabilities outside its native environment, Sanchit Vir Gogia, chief analyst at Greyhound Research, said multicloud visibility typically works by collecting signals from multiple security systems and translating them into a consistent format so they can be analysed together.A key enabler…
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What Makes India a Preferred Destination for Software Development, Innovation, and AI in 2026?
India software development outsourcing in 2026 is no longer about labor arbitrage. It is about capability density, AI engineering depth, digital product velocity, and the…Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/03/what-makes-india-a-preferred-destination-for-software-development-innovation-and-ai-in-2026/