Tag: india

  • Digital Arrest Scam – How scammers use fake documents & exploit legal fears

    Digital Arrest Scam – How scammers use fake documents & exploit legal fears

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    Shreshta Threat Research Team

    One of the latest cyber crime campaigns doing the rounds in India is the Digital Arrest Scam. The scammers use fake arrest warrant documents and threats to intimidate people into revealing personal information or paying money. The objective of the scammer is to scare and instill fear in the mind of the victim and act…

  • Zerodha users targeted with a pig-butchering scam

    Zerodha users targeted with a pig-butchering scam

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    Vivek Halappanavar and Swapneel Patnekar

    Threat researchers at Shreshta have uncovered a pig-butchering scam targeting Zerodha users. The phishing websites are impersonating Zerodha, a reputed stockbroking and financial services company, duping investors into investing in fake crypto and investment schemes. What is a pig-butchering scam? A pig butchering scam, a.k.a. “Sha Zhu Pan” or Shazhupan, (Chinese: 杀猪盘), translated as Killing…

  • APAC DNS Forum

    APAC DNS Forum

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    Vivek Halappanavar

    Our CEO Swapneel Patnekar recently delivered a presentation titled “Who is living off your domain name?” at the ICANN APAC DNS Forum 2024. About APAC DNS Forum The Asia Pacific Domain Name System Forum is a meaningful platform for the regional DNS community to network, exchange ideas, and explore collaboration opportunities in relation to the…

  • DNS KeyTrap vulnerability

    DNS KeyTrap vulnerability

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    Swapneel Patnekar

    DNS KeyTrap vulnerability is a critical flaw in the design of DNSSEC (DNS Security Extensions). A single DNS packet can exhaust the CPU, causing a Denial of Service in a DNSSEC validating recursive resolver. Security researchers at the German National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENE uncovered the critical flaw, which has been assigned and listed as CVE-2023-50387 and CVE-2023-50868…

  • Scams luring faster Ola electric scooter delivery date on the rise

    Scams luring faster Ola electric scooter delivery date on the rise

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    Vivek Halappanavar

    Shreshta Threat Intelligence has uncovered scams luring faster Ola electric scooter delivery date. The threat actors are launching phishing campaigns impersonating OLA , deceiving consumers into purchasing Ola electric scooters by promising a faster delivery date. Executive Summary As per our analysis, we conclude with high confidence that the attackers are launching phishing websites impersonating…