India third most targeted country by phishing campaign: Report

Mumbai: India ranked third globally and first in the Asia-Pacific region in the list of 111 countries affected by a world-wide cyberattack involving a syndicate of cybercriminals stealing passwords through a concerted phishing campaign, according to a recent report.

The research was conducted by Group IB, a cybersecurity research firm based in Singapore. Group IB’s researchers said that 34 Russian-speaking cybercriminals have been distributing info-stealing malware via Telegram. They steal passwords, debit and credit card details, crypto wallet data and cookie files.

An info stealer is a type of malware that collects credentials stored in browsers, including gaming accounts, email services, and social media, bank card details and crypto wallet information from infected computers, and then sends the data to the operator.