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Threat actors associated with the hacking crew known as Patchwork have been spotted targeting universities and research organizations in China as part of a recently observed campaign. The activity, according to KnownSec 404 Team, entailed the use of a backdoor codenamed EyeShell. Patchwork, also known by the names Operation Hangover and Zinc Emerson, is suspected […]
The Pakistan-based advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as Transparent Tribe used a two-factor authentication (2FA) tool used by Indian government agencies as a ruse to deliver a new Linux backdoor called Poseidon. “Poseidon is a second-stage payload malware associated with Transparent Tribe,” Uptycs security researcher Tejaswini Sandapolla said in a technical report published this […]
A suspected Pakistan-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Transparent Tribe has been linked to an ongoing cyber espionage campaign targeting Indian and Pakistani Android users with a backdoor called CapraRAT. “Transparent Tribe distributed the Android CapraRAT backdoor via trojanized secure messaging and calling apps branded as MeetsApp and MeetUp,” ESET said in a […]
Materials research organizations in Asia have been targeted by a previously unknown threat actor using a distinct set of tools. Symantec, by Broadcom Software, is tracking the cluster under the moniker Clasiopa. The origins of the hacking group and its affiliations are currently unknown, but there are hints that suggest the adversary could have ties […]
A threat actor with potential links to an Indian cybersecurity company has been nothing if remarkably persistent in its attacks against military organizations based in South Asia, including Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, since at least September 2020 by deploying different variants of its bespoke malware framework. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET attributed the highly targeted […]
Threat hunters have shed light on the tactics, techniques, and procedures embraced by an Indian-origin hacking group called Patchwork as part of a renewed campaign that commenced in late November 2021, targeting Pakistani government entities and individuals with a research focus on molecular medicine and biological science. “Ironically, all the information we gathered was possible […]
Cybercriminals with suspected ties to Pakistan continue to rely on social engineering as a crucial component of its operations as part of an evolving espionage campaign against Indian targets, according to new research. The attacks have been linked to a group called Transparent Tribe, also known as Operation C-Major, APT36, and Mythic Leopard, which has […]
A recent report by Hindustan Times stated that hackers from Pakistan attacked over 90 websites of the Indian Government. The recent escalations in tensions between the neighbors led to a surge in attacks in cyberspace, targeting key infrastructures. The death of 40 CRPF personnel in a recent terror strike by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad led to India […]
Short Bytes: The Indian security researchers have topped the list of hackers getting the highest awards and participation in Facebook Bug Bounty program. This program allows the researchers to locate loopholes in Facebook’s products and report them via a suitable channel. This year, Facebook received 13,233 bug submissions — out of these, 210 reports were […]
Short Bytes: In the past, Pakistani and India cyber hackers have been targeting each other by hacking different government websites. In the latest development, India-based hacking agencies have defaced some government and defense websites of Pakistan. In the recent hacking attacks by the India-based hacking agencies, some government and defense websites of Pakistan have been attacked. […]
Two Indian hackers, going with the handles of Yamraaj & 404 !-!@!2$!-!@ have hacked and defaced the official website of Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Office (a2i.pmo.gov.bd), responsible for Access to Information (A2I) Program under the government of Bangladesh. Hacker left a deface page along with a deface message on the hacked website of greetings to all […]
A hacker going with the handle of Godzilla has hacked an unofficial domain of Pakistan’s Intelligence Agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) (isi.org.pk). The hacker who who claimed to hack into MSSQL server containing 3 databases, with 9 users and located at mssql.isi.org.pk, which can be seen in below given screenshot. The site index page clearly mentions that […]
The hacker with the handle of H4x0r HuSsY from Pakistan Cyber Army came up with his latest hack in which the official website of Bangalore City Police (bcp.gov.in) website has been hacked and defaced few hours ago. The hacker left a deface page and a deface message on the hacked police website with the data collected from the webiste database. […]
A group of Pakistani hackers Pakistan Cyber Army (PCA) has hacked and deface sever (7) high profile Indian Government Ministries websites. The hackers going with the handles of H4x0r HuSsY, 1337, H4x0rL1f3, Invectus, KhantastiC HaXor and Shadow008 collectively defaced top ministries websites The list includes the official website of Mitigating Poverty in Western Rajasthan (MPOWER) (mpowerraj.gov.in) running under Chief Minister of Rajasthan Shri […]
India is one of the most affected countries from the hands of cyber crimes this and statistics prove this too. This year an increase of about 57 percent is recorded in the amount of websites being hacked from all over India in comparison to the year 2009 which recorded only over 9000 website’s hackings. This year only October such […]
As we know the Indo–Pak cyber war is at its peak, where hackers from both sides are attacking each other’s cyber world for victory. For same war, two Pakistani hackers by the handle of Sizzling Soul & Pakhtun~72 have defaced 100+ websites. In an email conversation with HackRead, the hackers said that reason for hacking these sites […]
While scrolling Zone-h about Indo-Pak cyber war, I got hold of latest hack attacks conducted by famous Indian hacking group Indishell on 7th December 2012. The group has hacked 250 Pakistani government websites including the sites of some sensitive and high profile government institutions. You will find the complete list of those sites later in […]
The official website of President of Sri Lanka was breached earlier today by a hacker who goes with the handle of Broken-Security. The hacker used Blind Sql Injection vulnerability to access the database of the website, leaving the database public on PasteBin with dumps containing vulnerable link, columns, tables, usernames, and encrypted passwords. However, the reason of breaching the website and […]
An Indian Hacker who calls himself ‘Godzilla aka G.O.D’ has claimed to gain access of the front end of official website of Pakistan Army and the official website of Karachi Stock Exchange, yet it is unsure if the hacker really penetrated into the websites or not. Godzilla aka G.O.D left the database information published on PasteBin, which according […]
The official website of Alma Store working as a Reseller of Apple in Azerbaijan has been hacked by YasH’ and ‘COde InjectOr’ of Team Nuts from India. Leaving their deface page on the website. Team Nuts is the same team that hacked and defaced official website of Stanford University just two weeks ago. Targeted website: According to the deface message: HacKeD BY […]
Looks like Cyber war between India and Bangladesh has started again before it could be finished, as a new Indian hacker Ritu Thunderbolt has hacked official website of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The hacker left his deface page which was more anti-Islamic rather then anti-Bangladesh or related to cyber war. According to the deface message: Allah loves […]