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Brief Disruptions, Bold Claims: The Tactical Reality Behind the India-Pakistan Hacktivist Surge

In May 2025, Pakistan-linked hacktivist groups claimed over 100 cyberattacks on Indian government, education, and critical infrastructure websites. However, an investigation reveals most breaches were exaggerated or fake. Alleged data leaks contained primarily public information, website defacement…

phishing

crimson rat

Published: May 11, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 0

TURNING AID INTO ATTACK: EXPLOITATION OF PAKISTAN’S YOUTH LAPTOP SCHEME TO TARGET INDIA

A Pakistan-based APT group, assessed with medium confidence as APT36, who created a fake IndiaPost website to target and infect both Windows and Android users.

Published: March 27, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 5

PrintSteal: Exposing unauthorized CSC-Impersonating Websites Engaging in Large-Scale KYC Document Generation Fraud

This investigation uncovers a massive criminal operation known as 'PrintSteal' that generates and distributes fake Indian KYC documents. The scheme involves over 1,800 fraudulent domains impersonating government websites, with at least 2,727 registered operators on one platform alone. Over 167,000 …

india

identity theft

government impersonation

Published: March 6, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 9

SPYLEND: The Android App Available on Google Play Store: Enabling Financial Cyber Crime & Extortion

A sophisticated Android malware called SpyLend, disguised as a 'Finance Simplified' app, is targeting Indian users through the Google Play Store. The app leverages location-based targeting to display unauthorized loan applications, enabling predatory lending, blackmail, and extortion. It has rapidl…

Published: February 22, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 0

XELERA Ransomware Campaign: Fake Food Corporation of India Job Offers Targeting Tech Aspirants

A newly discovered ransomware campaign is targeting tech job aspirants in India using fake Food Corporation of India job offers. The XELERA ransomware, written in Python and packed with PyInstaller, is distributed through spear-phishing emails containing malicious Word documents. The infection chai…

Published: February 12, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 4

OSINT Investigation: Hunting Malicious Infrastructure Linked to Transparent Tribe

This investigation tracked infrastructure linked to the APT group Transparent Tribe, identifying 15 malicious hosts on DigitalOcean serving as command-and-control servers for the Mythic exploitation framework. The group employs Linux desktop entry files as an attack vector, targeting individuals in…

Published: September 30, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 19

Major Payment Disruption: Ransomware Strikes Indian Banking Infrastructure

CloudSEK's threat research team uncovered a ransomware attack impacting banks and payment providers in India. The attack, initiated through a compromised Jenkins server at Brontoo Technology Solutions, is attributed to the RansomEXX ransomware group. This sophisticated threat actor employs tactics …

Published: August 20, 2024

Linked vulnerabilities : CVE-2024-23897

Downloadable IOCs: 18

Umbrella of Pakistani Threats: Converging Tactics of Cyber-operations Targeting India

This report examines the convergence of tactics employed by Pakistani cyber threat groups, including Transparent Tribe, SideCopy, and RusticWeb, targeting Indian government entities and critical infrastructure. It uncovers overlaps in their infrastructure, tactics, and payloads, suggesting coordina…

Published: July 29, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 89

DISGOMOJI Malware Used to Target Indian Government

Volexity identified a cyber-espionage campaign by a suspected Pakistan-based threat actor tracked as UTA0137 targeting government entities in India. The campaign leveraged the DISGOMOJI malware, a Golang-based Linux trojan that uses Discord for command and control via emojis. Key capabilities inclu…

Published: June 18, 2024

Linked vulnerabilities : CVE-2024-3400, CVE-2022-0847

Downloadable IOCs: 149

The Overlapping Cyber Strategies Of Transparent Tribe And SideCopy Against India

CRIL's analysis revealed SideCopy APT group's sophisticated malware campaign, employing malicious LNK files and a complex infection chain involving HTAs and loader DLLs to deploy malware like ReverseRAT and Action RAT. SideCopy targets Indian universities and government entities, suggesting potenti…

Published: May 15, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 21

New Pakistan-based Cyber Espionage Group’s Year-Long Campaign Targeting Indian Defense Forces with Android Malware

CYFIRMA researchers identified an Android malware campaign, active for over a year, targeting Indian defense personnel by an unidentified Pakistan-based cyber espionage group. The threat actor utilized Spynote or a modified version called Craxs Rat, obfuscating the app with high complexity. Through…

Published: May 6, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 3

Tag: india

Attack reports

Silver Fox Targeting India Using Tax Themed Phishing Lures

Indian Income Tax-Themed Phishing Campaign Targets Local Businesses

Evasive SideWinder APT Campaign Detected

Digital Frontlines: India Under Multi-Nation Hacktivist Attack

APT36: Targets Indian BOSS Linux Systems with Weaponized AutoStart Files

A Phishing Campaign Targeting Indian Government Entities

Indian Infrastructure Targeted with Desktop Lures and Poseidon Backdoor

DRAT V2: Updated DRAT Emerges in Arsenal

Operation Sindoor: Anatomy of a High-Stakes Cyber Siege

Brief Disruptions, Bold Claims: The Tactical Reality Behind the India-Pakistan Hacktivist Surge

TURNING AID INTO ATTACK: EXPLOITATION OF PAKISTAN’S YOUTH LAPTOP SCHEME TO TARGET INDIA

PrintSteal: Exposing unauthorized CSC-Impersonating Websites Engaging in Large-Scale KYC Document Generation Fraud

SPYLEND: The Android App Available on Google Play Store: Enabling Financial Cyber Crime & Extortion

XELERA Ransomware Campaign: Fake Food Corporation of India Job Offers Targeting Tech Aspirants

OSINT Investigation: Hunting Malicious Infrastructure Linked to Transparent Tribe

Major Payment Disruption: Ransomware Strikes Indian Banking Infrastructure

Umbrella of Pakistani Threats: Converging Tactics of Cyber-operations Targeting India

DISGOMOJI Malware Used to Target Indian Government

The Overlapping Cyber Strategies Of Transparent Tribe And SideCopy Against India

New Pakistan-based Cyber Espionage Group’s Year-Long Campaign Targeting Indian Defense Forces with Android Malware