Tag: india
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India’s Telegram ban draws criticism from Durov as company challenges order in court
To prevent cheating, Indian authorities ordered Telegram to restrict access nationwide ahead of a major medical entrance exam. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/india-telegram-ban-challenged-in-court
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India temporarily blocks Telegram over exam fraud concerns
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/india-temporarily-blocks-telegram-over-exam-fraud-concerns
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India temporarily blocks Telegram over medical exam cheating fears
Authorities said scammers previously exploited the feature by posting fake exam questions before the test and later replacing them with the real questions, making it look like they had leaked the exam in advance. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/india-blocks-telegram-over-cheating-fears
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India orders temporary ban on Telegram over exam fraud concerns
The restrictions include a nationwide ban on Telegram until June 22 and a requirement to disable the app’s message editing feature. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/india-temporarily-blocks-access-to-telegram-over-exam-fraud-concerns/
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Hackers Use UAE-India Diplomatic Lure to Deliver SHEETCREEP RAT via Google Sheets
An active espionage campaign tracked as SHEETCREEP that leverages a UAE”‘India diplomatic-themed ISO lure to deliver a compact C# remote access trojan (RAT) and uses Google Sheets as its command-and-control (C2) channel. The ISO, named UAE-India_Strategic_Partnership_Week.iso, contains a deceptively iconized LNK file that launches a C# dropper. The dropper extracts a decoy PDF to temp,…
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Why voice is becoming India’s next payment frontier
India’s Unified Payments Interface has made mobile payments ubiquitous in the subcontinent. As the country gears up for voice-activated transactions, experts warn of new risks involving AI and audio deepfakes First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366643927/Why-voice-is-becoming-Indias-next-payment-frontier
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Why voice is becoming India’s next payment frontier
India’s Unified Payments Interface has made mobile payments ubiquitous in the subcontinent. As the country gears up for voice-activated transactions, experts warn of new risks involving AI and audio deepfakes First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366643927/Why-voice-is-becoming-Indias-next-payment-frontier
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TCS and Mistral AI Sign Strategic Partnership
TCS to Build and Deploy Custom AI Models Using Mistral Forge. Tata Consultancy Services struck a strategic partnership with Mistral AI, making it the first global systems integrator to deliver Mistral Forge to enterprise clients, the Indian and French companies announced this week. The deal hands TCS access to Paris-based Mistral’s frontier models. First seen…
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TCS and Mistral AI Sign Strategic Partnership
TCS to Build and Deploy Custom AI Models Using Mistral Forge. Tata Consultancy Services struck a strategic partnership with Mistral AI, making it the first global systems integrator to deliver Mistral Forge to enterprise clients, the Indian and French companies announced this week. The deal hands TCS access to Paris-based Mistral’s frontier models. First seen…
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CERT-In Mandates 12-Hour Patch Deadline for Internet-Facing Vulnerabilities
India’s national cyber security agency CERT-In has issued a new blueprint that tells organizations to fix critical vulnerabilities in internet”‘facing and “crown”‘jewel” systems within 12 hours of discovery, as AI”‘driven attackers slash exploitation timelines. The guidance marks one of India’s most aggressive expectations yet on patching speed for exposed infrastructure. CERT-In’s 38″‘page document, titled “Blueprint…
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CERT-In Recommends 12-Hour Patching for Internet-Facing Flaws Amid AI-Assisted Attacks
Tags: ai, attack, computer, data-breach, flaw, india, intelligence, Internet, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityThe Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued new guidelines requiring organizations to patch critical security vulnerabilities in internet-exposed systems within 12 hours of being flagged where “feasible” to safeguard against potential threats stemming from threat actors’ abuse of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and large language models (LLMs) to automate vulnerability First seen on…
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CERT-In Mandates 12-Hour Patching for Internet-Facing Flaws Amid AI-Assisted Attacks
Tags: ai, attack, computer, data-breach, flaw, india, intelligence, Internet, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityThe Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued new guidelines requiring organizations to patch critical security vulnerabilities in internet-exposed systems within 12 hours of being flagged where “feasible” to safeguard against potential threats stemming from threat actors’ abuse of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and large language models (LLMs) to automate vulnerability First seen on…
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India’s CERT-In Sets 12-Hour Patch Deadline for Exposed Flaws
CERT-In urges 12-hour patching of exposed flaws as AI compresses exploitation timelines First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cert-in-12-hour-patch-deadline-ai/
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Two Americans plead guilty to assisting India-based tech support scam centers
Adam Young, 42, and Harrison Gevirtz, 33, pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony after they were accused of offering phone numbers, call routing services, call tracking tools and call forwarding services to India-based telemarketing fraudsters. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/two-americans-plead-guilty-india-call-center-scams
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Two U.S. Executives Plead Guilty in India-Based Tech Support Fraud Schemes
Two U.S.-based business executives have pleaded guilty to their roles in enabling large-scale tech-support fraud operations linked to call centers in India, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Adam Young, 42, former CEO of a telecommunications services company based in Miami, and Harrison Gevirtz, 33, former CSO from Las Vegas, admitted to knowingly supporting…
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Fake Tax Assessment Pages Spread Windows Malware
Hackers are actively targeting Windows users with fake Indian Income Tax assessment pages in a campaign tracked as TAX#TRIDENT. The campaign begins with fraudulent tax assessment or penalty pages designed to create urgency. Victims are prompted to download what appears to be an official document, often packaged as a ZIP archive. Once opened, the archive…
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China-Linked Hackers Deploy New TencShell Malware Against Global Manufacturer
A suspected China-linked threat actor targeted the Indian branch of a global manufacturer leveraging an open source offensive toolkit First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/china-hackers-tencshell-malware/
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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/