Pranay Patil

  • Web shell – A primer

    Web shell – A primer

    What is a web shell? A web shell is a malicious script written using commonly used web application languages such as PHP, JSP, or ASP. They provide an attacker with a easy way to attack a compromised web server via web-based vulnerabilities, and once installed on a web server’s operating system, the web shell’s facilitate…

  • The rise of phishing attacks targeting Adobe users in India

    The rise of phishing attacks targeting Adobe users in India

    Executive Summary Shreshta Threat Intelligence has uncovered a rise in phishing attacks targeting Adobe users in India. The attack begins by sending emails to employees working at Micro Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME), large enterprises, and luring them to click on a link which impersonates a Purchase Order or a Work Order document.  The attack uses…

  • HDFC Bank customers targeted by a sophisticated Phishing Scam

    HDFC Bank customers targeted by a sophisticated Phishing Scam

    Shreshta Threat Intelligence has uncovered a sophisticated phishing scam targeting HDFC Bank customers. The phishing websites crafted by the threat actors is visually perfect unlike the Phishing Campaign targeting State Bank of India users The phishing websites replicate the structure of the legitimate HDFC Bank website. This makes it extremely difficult to identify the scam…

  • Phishing Campaign targeting State Bank of India users

    Phishing Campaign targeting State Bank of India users

    Phishing campaign targeting State Bank of India users

  • Threat actors targeting Indian citizens

    Threat actors targeting Indian citizens

    Security researchers at Shreshta have identified a phishing campaign targeting Indian citizens. Executive Summary The Income Tax Department (also referred to as IT Department or ITD) is a government agency undertaking direct tax collection of the Government of India. It functions under the Department of Revenue of the Ministry of Finance. The main responsibility of the…