"A Hacker Group Has Been Framing People for Crimes They Didn't Commit"

The cybersecurity firm, Sentinel One, recently published a report that details findings surrounding a hacker group dubbed ModifiedElephant, which has been targeting people in India for years. The group's main activity is spying, but it sometimes uses its digital capabilities to frame victims for crimes. According to researchers, ModifiedElephant's objective is long-term surveillance, which sometimes ends with the delivery of files that incriminate targets for specific crimes. One of the most notable ModifiedElephant cases involves Maoist activist, Rona Wilson, and his associates who were accused of plotting to overthrow the government and then arrested by India security services. A word document detailing plans to assassinate the nation’s prime minister was discovered on Wilson’s laptop, but forensic analysis of the device found that it was a fake document planted using malware. Sentinel researchers say that ModifiedElephant planted the document using common hacking tools and techniques, including tailored phishing emails, Remote Access Tools (RATs), and more. This article continues to discuss findings surrounding the objectives, operations, targets, and notable cases of ModifiedElephant, as well as other similar groups. 

Gizmodo reports "A Hacker Group Has Been Framing People for Crimes They Didn't Commit"