- Hundreds of viruses emerge simultaneously
- Attempted theft using APT-36
- Finding the weakest link in every website
Pakistan, which is going through political, economic and military upheaval, is not improving. Pakistan, on the verge of becoming poor, is planning to ‘steal’ from India. Pakistan has fielded its own hackers to steal documents from the Indian Army, prestigious IITs and medical institutes. These hackers are targeting DRDO, Army and IITs with the help of ‘Transparent Tribe’ and its affiliate ‘Sidecopy’.
Recently, when Pakistan tried to infiltrate India’s military and other institutions, it was caught. The Central Intelligence Agency has warned the said organizations that Pakistan continues to make such attempts, to keep its IT systems updated.
Finding the weakest link in every website
Rakshit Tandon, a cybercrime expert who trains central investigative agencies, police organizations, various ministries and departments, says that Pakistan is trying to infiltrate the Indian Army and other institutions with the help of its hackers. Pakistani hackers continue to explore Indian organizations. They find the weak link in every website. As soon as they get a chance, they go to the website of the concerned department or organization and steal the data.
They stick their virus in the document
Sometimes all this happens so subtly that our people are not even aware of it. All files seem valid to them. In this matter they click on the file sent by the hackers from Pakistan. This is where the game for hackers begins. They stay for a long time, but no one notices them. They stick their virus in the document. Everything looks normal, but as soon as you click or download that document, the virus starts its work automatically. There is also no warning that the virus is active, because everything seems normal.
Hundreds of viruses emerge simultaneously
According to Indian security agencies, Pakistan-based hackers have been trying to infiltrate the websites of Indian Army and medical institutes, including IITs, for nearly two years. Pakistan’s nefarious efforts have picked up this year. Army, DRDO and IITs have been targeted by Transparent Tribe. Hacker’s ‘ABD36’ virus misled army officials. To avoid the suspicion of military officials and IT personnel, they ran a virus file titled ‘Amendment of Officers’ Posting Policy’. This was done to avoid the suspicion of military officers. Not only this, Pakistani hackers managed to pass off their handiwork as valid documents.
Attempted theft using APT-36
Tried to infiltrate Indian Defense Organization i.e. ‘DRDO’ with the help of ‘Sidecopy’. APT-36 was used here to steal sensitive information. Notably, to protect against viruses, a macro-enabled PowerPoint add-on was used. This keeps the virus safe. This virus is present in the IT system in the form of any valid file, but no one can see it. According to cyber expert Rakshit Tandon, to prevent such intrusions, it is essential that the website is updated every hour. Update every security feature it has. Do not leave any weak door through which the virus has a chance to infiltrate.
