Chinese agents to launch cyber-attacks on India
As per the source the Chinese agents to launch cyber-attacks on India to target the Millions of online shoppers . According to CyberPeace Foundation, a cybersecurity think tank, hackers from China's Guangdong and Henan provinces mounted multiple attacks on unsuspecting Indians during the peak sale season in India.
These hackers created fake URLs disguised as offers by Flipkart and Amazon and lured the netizens to click on them with bogus prizes. These links were disseminated through WhatsApp targeting many online shoppers in India.
The operations of the hackers including actual sale campaigns of e-commerce such as Flipkart and Amazon to make them look more credible. The CyberPeace Foundation report said although the festive season sale was a success for Indian e-commerce companies, the opportunity was used by hackers to target millions in India.
The investigation by the think tank concluded that scams such as 'Big Billion Days Spin the Lucky Wheel Scam' and 'Spin The Lucky Wheel Scam’ was created by Chinese hackers and spread through messaging platforms and social media platforms such as WhatsApp to target unsuspecting online shoppers.
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