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Suspected China-Nexus Hackers Use Fake Indian Tax Filing Utility to Deploy DcRAT

The Hacker News
· July 6, 2026

AI summary

A group of hackers believed to be linked to China has been targeting individuals and teams involved in tax filing in India. The hackers are sending emails that pretend to be from the Income Tax Department of India, as part of a campaign to deploy a remote access trojan. This trojan is designed to steal sensitive data from compromised systems. The campaign is aimed at Indian taxpayers, tax professionals, and corporate finance teams. The attackers' goal is to gain access to sensitive information on the targeted hosts.

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