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New Android Malware 'Ajina.Banker' Steals Financial Data and Bypasses 2FA via Telegram

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  "New Android Malware 'Ajina.Banker' Steals Financial Data and Bypasses 2FA via Telegram" Bank customers in the Central Asia region have been targeted by a new strain of Android malware codenamed  Ajina.Banker  since at least November 2023 with the goal of harvesting financial information and intercepting two-factor authentication (2FA) messages. Singapore-headquartered Group-IB, which discovered the threat in May 2024, said the malware is propagated via a network of Telegram channels set up by the threat actors under the guise of legitimate applications related to banking, payment systems, and government services, or everyday utilities. "The attacker has a network of affiliates motivated by financial gain, spreading Android banker malware that targets ordinary users," security researchers Boris Martynyuk, Pavel Naumov, and Anvar Anarkulov  said . Targets of the ongoing campaign include countries such as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,...
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Cybersecurity CosmicBeetle Deploys Custom ScRansom Ransomware, Partnering with RansomHub

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"Cybersecurity CosmicBeetle Deploys Custom ScRansom Ransomware, Partnering with  RansomHub" The threat actor known as CosmicBeetle has debuted a new custom ransomware strain called ScRansom in attacks targeting small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America,while also likely working as an affiliate for  RansomHub . "CosmicBeetle replaced its previously deployed ransomware, Scarab, with ScRansom, which is continually improved," ESET researcher Jakub Souček  said  in a new analysis published today. "While not being top notch, the threat actor is able to compromise interesting targets." Targets of ScRansom attacks span manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, legal, education, healthcare, technology, hospitality, leisure, financial services, and regional government sectors. CosmicBeetle is best known for a malicious toolset called  Spacecolon  that was previously identified as used for delivering the Scarab ransomware across victi...
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Sejal Kapoor — The Pakistani Spy Girl Who Used Bots to Lure 98 Targets

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 Sejal Kapoor — The Pakistani Spy Girl Who Used Bots to Lure 98 Targets Between 2015 and 2018, a Pakistani spy known as “Sejal Kapoor” broke into the computer systems of over 98 officials from different defense forces and organizations, such as the Indian Army,  Air Force ,  Navy , paramilitary forces, and state police officers in Rajasthan, MP, Punjab, and UP. The spy used malware known as “Whisper.”  She caught targets using Online Honey Traps with her highly intimate photos and erotic videos. Between 2015 and 2018, a Pakistani spy known on Facebook as “Sejal Kapoor” gained access to the computer systems of over 98 officials from a variety of defense-related organizations and forces, including the Indian Army, Air Force, Navy, paramilitary groups, and state police officers in Rajasthan, MP, Punjab, and UP. Using malware that was made available from a third-party server located in a West Asian nation, she “trapped” her victim by displaying her highly intimate images...
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Nishant Agarwal, a former Brahmos Engineer, was sentenced to a Life Sentence for Spying for Pakistan’s ISI

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Nishant Agarwal, a former Brahmos Engineer, was sentenced to a Life Sentence for Spying for Pakistan’s ISI  Nishant Agarwal, a senior system engineer at  Brahmos  Aerospace, was detained in 2018 for providing Pakistan’s secret agency – ISI with highly sensitive and classified information. Ex-Brahmos engineer Nishant Agarwal was found guilty on Monday by a Nagpur court of espionage for Pakistan’s ISI and given a life sentence. Sections 3 and 5 of the  Official Secrets Act (OSA) 1923  found him guilty, and he was also fined ₹3,000. Nishant Agarwal, a senior system engineer at Brahmos Aerospace, was detained in 2018 for providing Pakistan’s agency with critical information. Under the Official Secrets Act, “the court sentenced Agarwal to life imprisonment and RI for 14 years and fined him ₹3,000,” stated Jyoti Vajani, Special Public Prosecutor. Judge MV Deshpande of the Additional Sessions Court delivered the verdict, declaring that Nishant had been found guilty of ...
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Neha Sharma — The Pakistani Spy Girl Who Lured Indian Defence Higher Officials To Acquire Sensitive Defence Secrets

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Neha Sharma — The Pakistani Spy Girl Who Lured Indian Defence Higher Officials To Acquire Sensitive Defence Secrets According to the Uttar Pradesh Police,  BrahMos  Aerospace engineer  Nishant Agrawal , who was detained on espionage allegations, spoke with alleged Pakistani intelligence agents via two Facebook profiles, “Neha Sharma” and “Pooja Ranjan.” Just like the fictitious identity of ‘ Sejal Kapoor ’ that lured the former BrahMos Senior System Scientist Nishant Agarwal to online honey-trapping him with her highly intimate photos and erotic video chats, another two famous names were there — Neha Sharma and Pooja Ranjan. Neha Sharma — the Pakistani spy girl who approached many defense officials of Indian Defence Organizations to lure them with her erotic specialties to extract some highly sensitive defense secrets using diverse malware and trojans. As per some sources, she implanted malware into the personal and official systems of defense personnel which led to black...
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