Researchers explained the final payload can capture sensitive information including screenshots, keystrokes, and files from affected system. An advanced persisted threat (APT) group with links to Pakistan is targeting critical Indian infrastructure of public enterprises, according to a report by cybersecurity firm Seqrite, enterprise arm of Quick Heal Technologies Limited. The research firm suspects the attack to be a cyber-espionage campaign launched to get access to sensitive information to gain a competitive advantage against India. According to the Seqrite report, hackers were leveraging compromised websites, which resemble the websites that the targeted organizations would generally access. Through servers, researchers could identify the targets Critical Infrastructure providing government enterprises in telecom, power, and finance sectors.

Source: The Hindu July 09, 2021 09:45 UTC