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According to a new study from Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs, scammers target Indian citizens by keeping an eye on user complaints on Twitter. The team saw criminals scouring Twitter for potential complaints and emphasizing problems in order to collect crucial data from victims. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation is involved in another scandal of a similar nature (IRCTC). Similar tactics are used by threat actors, who search Twitter complaints about the IRCTC for user contact information before contacting them directly. Following that, fraudsters ask for personal information, such as the Train PNR number, order number, refund amount, and payment method, while pretending to be an IRCTC customer care representative read the complete article Crooks monitor Twi...

A new, specifically targeted phishing campaign has focused on the Kavach two-factor authentication system, which is utilised by Indian government employees. The activity was called STEPPY#KAVACH by the cybersecurity company Securonix, which attributed it to the threat actor SideCopy based on tactical similarities to other operations. In a recent report, Securonix researchers Den Iuzvyk, Tim Peck, and Oleg Kolesnikov stated that ".LNK files are used to commence code execution which finally downloads and runs a malicious C# payload, which operates as a remote access trojan (RAT)". According to reports, the hacking group SideCopy, which has been active at least since 2019, has connections to Transparent Tribe, another actor (aka APT36 or Mythic Leopard) read the complete article Kav...

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Crooks monitor Twitter complaints to target users via phishing

Researchers Warn of Kavach 2FA Phishing Attacks Targeting Indian Govt. Officials