Tag: threat intelligence

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

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

    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

    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

    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…

  • 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…

  • ATO Scam

    ATO Scam

    Executive Summary Shreshta Threat Intelligence has uncovered a ATO Scam targeting Australian Taxation Office users.  Tax return scams involving myGov are on the rise and these deceptive sites, pretending to be a legitimate ATO website, seek to extract the users login credentials. We urge Australian citizens to be on guard against such phishing websites impersonating…