{"id":4666,"date":"2023-12-06T13:26:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T13:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/?p=4666"},"modified":"2025-09-30T12:34:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T07:04:35","slug":"hdfc-bank-customers-targeted-by-a-sophisticated-phishing-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/hdfc-bank-customers-targeted-by-a-sophisticated-phishing-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"HDFC Bank customers targeted by a sophisticated Phishing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shreshta Threat Intelligence<\/a> has uncovered a sophisticated phishing scam targeting HDFC Bank customers. The phishing websites crafted by the threat actors is visually perfect unlike the <a href=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/phishing-campaign-targeting-state-bank-of-india-users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Phishing Campaign targeting State Bank of India users<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The phishing websites replicate the structure of the legitimate HDFC Bank website. This makes it extremely difficult to identify the scam websites.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-visually-perfect-hdfc-bank-phishing-campaign\">The visually perfect HDFC bank phishing campaign<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HDFC-video.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Video 1 &#8211; Shows the visual comparison between the legitimate HDFC Bank website and the phishing website<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-motive\">Motive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The motive of the threat actors is to harvest the user\u2019s Internet banking credentials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sophisticated-phishing-scam\">Sophisticated phishing scam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-06-at-5.55.41\u202fPM-1024x760.png\" alt=\"Phishing website of HDFC  bank login page\" class=\"wp-image-4695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-06-at-5.55.41\u202fPM-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-06-at-5.55.41\u202fPM-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-06-at-5.55.41\u202fPM-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-06-at-5.55.41\u202fPM-1536x1139.png 1536w, https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-06-at-5.55.41\u202fPM.png 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Figure 1 &#8211; The phishing website prompts the user to enter their Internet banking credentials<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The phishing website replicates the structure of the legitimate HDFC Bank website. This makes it extremely difficult to identify the scam websites.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/rEvAzjzuEWRjuNCk-h2mG0lpn1Zt_dQmAh09jDlpb9-1omlMGSrKjuUxzA1Mq0i1BBIs6o2nrbLSX9DXRzNdF-kwzEMM8fhb2uEeiaaB6BOdYbBpv-kxlUk-Qv30bOzdsvRg0i4rJlD4RrDIKsnZQcQ\"><em>Figure 2 &#8211; This page prompts the user to enter their \u201cPassword\/IPIN\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/i1_XGBkA_m8fXkua55CbjmhpuR17wBtIez6DwAA9FRgEFW-w_j9espqBqaLP5Nq8hBh84XNvV1cKN26Rh_Q46G893VVKYJfLfrxHrGtDbKpnL221BGxOnPEaYLVR4Qod4Mre0MSbG2G_zBiR9bvHEdI\"><em>Figure 3 &#8211; After entering the credentials, the user receives an error message indicating that the provided credentials are invalid.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-newly-registered-domain-names\">Newly Registered domain names<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The domain names of this phishing campaign have been registered in the last two weeks. Newly registered domains can be a potential security risk for organisations. They are often used to host phishing, malware, and other malicious content.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shreshta Threat Intelligence<\/a>&nbsp;detects and tracks newly registered domain names as soon as they are registered online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Safety Recommendations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;An SMS\/email\/Whatsapp message with a tone of urgency should be dealt with with extreme caution. This is true, especially in the case of any message from the bank.&nbsp;<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Always reach out directly to the bank and verify suspicious messages\/emails before taking any action at your end.&nbsp;<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you become a victim of cybercrime, particularly financial crime, call&nbsp;the national (India) cybercrime helpline 1930 or file a complaint at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cybercrime.gov.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/cybercrime.gov.in\/<\/a>&nbsp;<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shreshta Protective DNS<\/a>&nbsp;blocks phishing, malware, newly registered domain names and other malicious communication in real-time. For enterprises, please email <a href=\"mailto:info@shreshtait.com\">info@shreshtait.com<\/a> for a free 30-day trial.&nbsp;<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the growing cyber threat landscape, threat actors continue to operate phishing campaigns at scale&nbsp;and it\u2019s important to stay vigilant and not fall prey to phishing scams.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-get-free-access-to-newly-registered-domain-names-nrd-community-feeds\">Get free access to Newly registered domain names (NRD) community feeds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/what-are-newly-registered-domain-names\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newly registered domain names<\/a> or recently registered domains can be a potential security risk for organisations. They are often used to host phishing, malware, and other malicious content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By monitoring or blocking NRDs, enterprises can eliminate the risk of cyber threats posed by NRDs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get no-cost access to our newly registered domain names(NRD) community feeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shreshtait.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/recently-registered-domains-download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the free NRD community feeds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Free 30-day trial of our threat intelligence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Threat actors constantly optimise and evolve their attacks to steal credentials and data and infiltrate networks. Our threat intelligence feeds are highly actionable and curated to protect against phishing, malware, C2 and newly registered domain names.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested? Please send us an email to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:sales@shreshtait.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sales@shreshtait.com<\/a>&nbsp;for a free 30-day trial.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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