Tag: india
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8.4 million people affected by data breach at Indian car share company Zoomcar
The Bengaluru-based company told investors that it initially became aware of the breach on June 9. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/8-million-affected-zoomcar-data-breach
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India’s Security Leaders Struggle to Keep Up With Threats
Business and security executives in the South Asian nation worry over AI, cybersecurity, new digital privacy regulations, and a talent gap that hobbles innovation. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/india-security-leaders-struggle-threats
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Indian Authorities Bust Cybercriminals Posing as Microsoft Tech Support
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the nation’s federal law enforcement agency, launched a sweeping operation targeting cyber-enabled financial fraud networks. Raids at 19 locations across India dismantled a sophisticated tech support scam operation impersonating Microsoft, primarily victimizing older adults in Japan. Major Crackdown on Tech Support Fraud Networks The operation led to the arrest…
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Bitter Malware Employs Custom-Built Tools to Evade Detection in Advanced Attacks
In a recent research by Proofpoint and Threatray has unveiled the intricate and evolving malware arsenal of the Bitter group, also known as TA397, believed to be a state-backed actor aligned with the interests of the Indian government. Active since 2016, Bitter has transformed its operations from deploying rudimentary downloaders to orchestrating sophisticated Remote Access…
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TA397’s Global Targeting Tactics Reveal Indian State-Backed Cyber Operations
The post TA397’s Global Targeting Tactics Reveal Indian State-Backed Cyber Operations appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/ta397s-global-targeting-tactics-reveal-indian-state-backed-cyber-operations/
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Microsoft Helps CBI Dismantle Indian Call Centers Behind Japanese Tech Support Scam
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has revealed that it has arrested four individuals and dismantled two illegal call centers that were found to be engaging in a sophisticated transnational tech support scam targeting Japanese citizens.The law enforcement agency said it conducted coordinated searches at 19 locations across Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh on May…
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Cyberangriff auf einen Lebensmittel-Lieferdienst in Indien
Indian grocery startup KiranaPro was hacked and its servers deleted, CEO confirms First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/06/03/indian-grocery-startup-kiranapro-was-hacked-and-its-servers-deleted-ceo-confirms/
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Researchers Detail Bitter APT’s Evolving Tactics as Its Geographic Scope Expands
The threat actor known as Bitter has been assessed to be a state-backed hacking group that’s tasked with gathering intelligence that aligns with the interests of the Indian government.That’s according to new findings jointly published by Proofpoint and Threatray in an exhaustive two-part analysis.”Their diverse toolset shows consistent coding patterns across malware families, particularly in…
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New evidence links long-running hacking group to Indian government
Two cybersecurity companies issued reports tying a cyber-espionage group known as Bitter or TA397 more directly to the Indian government. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/india-cyber-espionage-bitter-ta397
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TA397 Hackers Exploits Scheduled Tasks to Deploy Malware on Targeted Systems
A recent in-depth analysis by Proofpoint Threat Research has shed light on the sophisticated operations of TA397, also known as Bitter, a suspected state-backed threat actor highly likely aligned with Indian intelligence interests. Identified as an espionage-focused group, TA397 has been actively targeting entities across Europe and Asia, particularly those with connections to China, Pakistan,…
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Cyberattack eradicates Indian grocery startup’s data
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/cyberattack-eradicates-indian-grocery-startups-data
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The Ramifications of Ukraine’s Drone Attack
You can read the details of Operation Spiderweb elsewhere. What interests me are the implications for future warfare: If the Ukrainians could sneak drones so close to major air bases in a police state such as Russia, what is to prevent the Chinese from doing the same with U.S. air bases? Or the Pakistanis with…
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StormWall Reveals India, China and US Faced Most DDoS Attacks in Q1 2025
Shift in cyberattack focus puts APAC region under growing pressure. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/stormwall-india-china-us-most-ddos-attacks-q1-2025/
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‘Deliberate attack’ deletes shopping app’s AWS and GitHub resources
CEO of India’s KiranaPro, which brings convenience stores online, vows to name the perp First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/06/04/kiranapro_cyberattack_deletes_cloud_resources/
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Coinbase breach tied to bribed TaskUs support agents in India
A recently disclosed data breach at Coinbase has been linked to India-based customer support representatives from outsourcing firm TaskUs, who threat actors bribed to steal data from the crypto exchange. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coinbase-breach-tied-to-bribed-taskus-support-agents-in-india/
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Indian grocery startup KiranaPro was hacked and its servers deleted, CEO confirms
The company said the cyberattack destroyed its servers and customer data. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/06/03/indian-grocery-startup-kiranapro-was-hacked-and-its-servers-deleted-ceo-confirms/
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One hacker, many names: Industry collaboration aims to fix cyber threat label chaos
Tags: advisory, attack, blizzard, china, corporate, country, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, group, guide, hacker, india, intelligence, international, microsoft, risk, russia, threatBuilding a translation guide, not a standard: The collaboration is analyst-driven, focusing on harmonizing known adversary profiles through direct cooperation between the companies’ threat research teams. Already, the effort has led to alignment on more than 80 threat actors, confirming connections that had previously been uncertain.The companies describe their effort as creating a “Rosetta Stone”…
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Bitter APT Targets Pakistan Telecom Amidst Border Tensions with New Cyberattack!
As tensions flared between India and Pakistan during Operation Sindoor on May 7, 2025, a covert cyber offensive First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/bitter-apt-targets-pakistan-telecom-amidst-border-tensions-with-new-cyberattack/
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China-Linked Hackers Exploit SAP and SQL Server Flaws in Attacks Across Asia and Brazil
The China-linked threat actor behind the recent in-the-wild exploitation of a critical security flaw in SAP NetWeaver has been attributed to a broader set of attacks targeting organizations in Brazil, India, and Southeast Asia since 2023.”The threat actor mainly targets the SQL injection vulnerabilities discovered on web applications to access the SQL servers of targeted…
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Earth Lamia Hackers Exploits Vulnerabilities in Web Applications to Attack Multiple Industries
Cybersecurity researchers at Trend Research have uncovered the aggressive operations of Earth Lamia, an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group with a China-nexus, targeting organizations across Brazil, India, and Southeast Asia since 2023. This threat actor has demonstrated a sophisticated approach to cyber intrusions by exploiting SQL injection vulnerabilities in web applications to infiltrate SQL servers…
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Indian Police Arrest Cybercrime Gang Copycats of Myanmar Biz Model
The region offers attractive conditions: a large pool of tech workers, economic disparity, and weak enforcement of cybercrime laws, all of which attract businesses legitimate and shady. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/indian-police-arrest-cybercrime-gang-copycats-myanmar-biz-model
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APT36 and Sidecopy Hackers Target India’s Critical Infrastructure with Malware Attacks
Tags: attack, cyber, defense, government, group, hacker, healthcare, india, infrastructure, malware, threatSeqrite Labs, India’s largest malware analysis facility, has uncovered a sophisticated campaign dubbed Operation Sindoor, orchestrated by Pakistan-aligned threat groups APT36 and Sidecopy. Launched on May 7, 2025, this state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) activity, combined with coordinated hacktivist operations, targeted India’s critical sectors, including defense, government IT infrastructure, healthcare, telecom, and education. Operation Sindoor…
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Fake DigiYatra Apps Target Indian Users to Steal Financial Data
Threat actors have been exploiting the trust in India’s digital public infrastructure by setting up a deceptive phishing site, digiyatra[.]in, impersonating the DigiYatra Foundation. This fraudulent website, still live at the time of reporting, is being used to harvest personal user data by presenting itself as an official service for air travelers. Data Harvesting The…
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M&S contractor ‘investigating whether it was gateway for cyber-attack’
Tata Consulting Services said to be holding internal inquiry into whether its staff or systems were used to gain access<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/may/23/energy-price-cap-cut-great-britain-retail-sales-stock-markets-bonds-business-live-news”>Business live latest updates</li></ul>An Indian company that operates Marks & Spencer’s IT helpdesk is reportedly investigating whether it was used by cybercriminals to gain access to systems at the retailer, which is battling a <a…
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Gujarat Teen Arrested for Orchestrating Over 50 Cyberattacks in ‘Operation Sindoor’
Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has apprehended two individuals, including a minor, for orchestrating a series of sophisticated cyber attacks against Indian websites and disseminating anti-national content online. The arrests came as part of >>Operation Sindoor,
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SideWinder APT Caught Spying on India’s Neighbor Gov’ts
A recent spear-phishing campaign against countries in South Asia aligns with broader political tensions in the region. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/sidewinder-apt-spying-indias-neighbor-govts
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Over 1.5 Million Indian Websites Targeted in Coordinated Attacks
In a significant escalation of cyber warfare, over 1.5 million Indian websites have been targeted in a series of coordinated cyberattacks attributed to seven Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups, primarily based in Pakistan. These attacks, following the Pahalgam terror strike and India’s subsequent Operation Sindoor, aimed at critical infrastructure and government websites across the country.…
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India Launches e-Zero FIR System to Fast-Track Financial Cybercrime Cases
Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has introduced the e-Zero FIR system, a digital-forward solution to ensure justice for victims of financial cybercrimes. Announced by India’s Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on May 19, 2025, this initiative is part of the government’s Cyber Secure Bharat initiative. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump…
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Operation Sindoor Fallout: Lessons from the Mass Website Defacement Campaign
A recent cyber onslaught has drawn global attention: more than 1.5 million Indian websites were defaced or disrupted in retaliation for the alleged “Operation Sindoor,” a reported counterterrorism operation. According to The Times of India, this large-scale campaign has been attributed to at least seven Pakistani hacker groups, including names like Team Insane PK and…