Security News

Indian IT Company Was Hired to Hack Politicians, Investors, Journalists Worldwide
2020-06-09 15:56

Citizen Lab started its investigation into the 'Dark Basin' group in 2017 after it was contacted by a journalist targeted with phishing pages that were served via the self-hosted open-source Phurl URL shortener. "Dark Basin left copies of their phishing kit source code available openly online, as well as log files" that "Recorded every interaction with the credential phishing website, including testing activity carried out by Dark Basin operators," Citizen Lab said.

Any Indian DigiLocker Account Could've Been Accessed Without Password
2020-06-08 08:45

According to Mohan, all an attacker needs to know is either victim's Aadhaar ID or linked mobile number or username to unauthorizedly access a targeted Digilocker account, prompting the service to send an OTP and subsequently exploiting the flaw to bypass the sign-in process. It's worth noting that the mobile app version of Digilocker also comes with a 4-digit PIN for an added layer of security.

Google deletes Indian app that deleted Chinese apps
2020-06-04 09:38

Google has deleted an app from the Play Store that offered to delete Android software associated with China. Demos found online showed it deleting TikTok, the popular messaging app owned by Chinese developer ByteDance, and UC Browser, developed by Alibaba-owned UCWeb.

Joker's Stash Advertises Second Batch of Indian Card Data
2020-02-07 14:18

Indian banks are once again facing a fraudster field day as more stolen payment card data appears for sale on cybercrime markets. Three months after a massive batch of card data that traced to Indian banks appeared on the notorious Joker's Stash cybercrime marketplace, a fresh "Dump" of data is being offered for sale.

Hackers Target Indian Nuclear Power Plant – Everything We Know So Far
2019-10-30 19:34

A story has been making the rounds on the Internet since yesterday about a cyber attack on an Indian nuclear power plant. Due to some experts commentary on social media even after lack of...

Joker's Stash Lists 1.3 Million Stolen Indian Payment Cards
2019-10-29 12:18

Notorious Cybercrime Marketplace Unveils Massive Data Trove, Researchers WarnThe notorious Joker's Stash cybercrime marketplace, which specializes in selling stolen payment card data, has a new...

Joker's Stash Lists 1 Million Stolen Indian Payment Cards
2019-10-29 11:48

Notorious Cybercrime Marketplace Unveils Massive Data Trove, Researchers WarnThe notorious Joker's Stash cybercrime marketplace, which specializes in selling stolen payment card data, has a new...

Indian outsourcing giant Wipro confirms flushing phishers from systems
2019-04-16 09:50

Reported to be stepping stone for attacks on customers Indian IT outsourcing behemoth Wipro admitted this morning to falling victim to a "sophisticated" phishing attack.…

LPG Gas Company Leaked Details, Aadhaar Numbers of 6.7 Million Indian Customers
2019-02-19 09:18

Why would someone bother to hack a so-called "ultra-secure encrypted database that is being protected behind 13 feet high and 5 feet thick walls," when one can simply fetch a copy of the same data...

Indian Police Break Up International Computer Virus Scam
2018-11-29 15:47

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police said Thursday they have arrested nearly two dozen people on suspicion of defrauding people around the world by sending fake pop-up messages warning them that their...