Indian Govt and Defence Websites are the New Targets of Pakistani Hacking Groups
Indian Govt and Defence Websites are the New Targets of Pakistani Hacking Groups
The fact that these organizations are not only aiming their attacks at the Indian government and military institutions, but they are also launching spear-phishing tactics, such as Operation RusticWeb and FlightNight, which is particularly concerning during the election period.
New Delhi: With a steep increase in ransomware and other cyberattacks targeting various sectors, the cybersecurity landscape in India is becoming increasingly hostile. This is a result of the sharp spike in ransomware. In a paper that was published not too long ago, Seqrite, in conjunction with the Data Security Council of India (DSCI), throws light on the increasing danger and level of sophistication of these attacks.
Attackers that use ransomware are continually developing new strategies to circumvent the conventional security measures that are in place. According to the data from Seqrite, there is a disturbing trend in which ransomware outbreaks are linked to one out of every 650 security detections.
According to the research, there has been a notable increase in the number of cyberattacks carried out by Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups such as SideCopy and APT36 (Transparent Tribe), which are linked to Pakistan.
The fact that these organizations are not only aiming their attacks at the Indian government and military institutions, but they are also launching spear-phishing tactics, such as Operation RusticWeb and FlightNight, which is particularly concerning during the election period.
More than 85 hacktivist groups that were headquartered on Telegram were responsible for orchestrating over 2,900 disruptive assaults during the first quarter of 2024. These attacks included distributed denial of service attacks, website defacement, and database dumps.
Overarching Tendencies in Cybersecurity
According to the Crimeware report published by Arete, law enforcement authorities have been actively disrupting large RaaS groups such as LockBit, which has resulted in a more fragmented threat landscape. Other groups, such as 8Base, BianLian, and Black Basta, have emerged more prominent in recent years, whereas LockBit and ALPHV are no longer the major players in the industry.
The gradual decrease in the number of organizations that pay ransoms continues. There was a shift in the way that corporations are managing these occurrences, as evidenced by the fact that only 34% of Arete’s engagements entailed ransom payments during the first quarter of 2024.
In a report titled “Cybernomics 101,” published by Barracuda, it was discovered that 71% of the firms that were polled had been subjected to a ransomware assault within the previous year, with 61% of those organizations choosing to pay the ransom. In addition to highlighting the significance of proactive monitoring and attack detection, the poll, which included the perspectives of ethical hackers, highlighted the attack vectors that are most frequently abused.
While the findings of the Cybernomics 101 research highlight the painful reality of being the victim of a data breach, they also highlight the fact that enterprises are not powerless, according to Fleming Shi, Chief Technology Officer of Barracuda. The most important thing is to have proactive monitoring and attack detection in order to stop the advancement of the assault to more serious stages such as data exfiltration or ransomware. By making preparations for these eventualities in advance, companies have the ability to dramatically lessen the impact and expense of accidents of this nature.
About The Author:
Yogesh Naager is a content marketer who specializes in the cybersecurity and B2B space. Besides writing for the News4Hackers blog, he’s also written for brands including CollegeDunia, Utsav Fashion, and NASSCOM. Naager entered the field of content in an unusual way. He began his career as an insurance sales executive, where he developed an interest in simplifying difficult concepts. He also combines this interest with a love of narrative, which makes him a good writer in the cybersecurity field. In the bottom line, he frequently writes for Craw Security.
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