Hackers Planted Fake Digital Evidence on Devices of Indian Activists and Lawyers

This article talks about hackers who planted fake digital evidence on devices of Indian Activists and Lawyers. The digital evidence is called an “incriminating digital evidence”. “Cybersecurity firm called Sentinel attributed the intrusions to a group it tracks as “ModifiedElephant,” an elusive threat actor that’s been operational since at least 2012, whose activity aligns sharply with Indian state interests. The hackers were able to get into the system using spear phishing with malicious documents to deliver malware such as NetWire and simple keyloggers. They did create fake accounts or simply resending their malware multiple times using new emails or lure documents.

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