Category: Threat Intelligence
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What are Newly Registered Domain Names?
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On any given day, thousands of domain names are registered on a daily basis on the Internet. Newly Registered domain names (NRD) are used by enterprises and individuals for legitimate purposes and by threat actors for malicious purposes. What are newly registered domain names? By definition, a newly registered domain name(NRD) is one which has…
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Fake Google Play Store
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Executive Summary While malicious and fake apps in the Google Play Store is common, Shreshta Threat Intelligence team has detected multiple fake Google Play Store websites which impersonate the Google Play Store. This gives an impression to the user, that they are visiting the Google Play Store. If the user clicks on the Install button,…
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Crypto Scams in India
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Executive Summary Crypto Scams in India are growing at a rapid rate. At the end of December 2023, Financial Intelligence Unit India (FIU IND) issued show cause notices to nine offshore Virtual Digital Assets Service Providers – Binance, Kucoin, Huobi, Kraken, Gate.io, Bittrex, Bitstamp, MEXC Global and Bitfinex. Also, it wrote to the Ministry of…
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Online Shopping frauds in India
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Executive Summary Since October 2023, our threat intelligence team has been tracking online shopping frauds in India, targeting e-commerce platforms such as DMart, JioMart, Flipkart, Amazon, Tata Croma and Tata 1mg. These deceptive websites lure users with substantial discounts, enticing offers, and prizes in an attempt to extract Personally Identifiable Information(PII) and payment details of…
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National Crime Records Bureau – Your browser has been locked
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Executive Summary Threat actors use every method to achieve their motives. The motives vary from financial, espionage, destruction, etc. The Police Trojan website is a classic example of a website impersonating the National Crime Records Bureau with a fake message “Your browser has been locked” and using scareware techniques to make users pay for accessing…
