The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted raids on multiple sellers across the country -- linked to e-commerce platforms including Amazon and Flipkart -- over alleged money laundering activities.

The domestic air passenger traffic reached 138.5 lakh in October, higher by 6.3 per cent in comparison to 130.3 lakh in the previous month, according to a report on Thursday.

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), the country's largest insurer, has achieved a 22.52 per cent increase in new business premiums at Rs 1,32,680.98 crore during the first seven months of FY25, compared to the corresponding figure of Rs 1,08,289.78 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal year, data showed on Monday.

Threat type: Trojan

Aliases: N/A

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This POWLOAD variant is seen distributed via spam. The spam campaign is in Italian and lures users to click by using COVID-19 in its subject.

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Threat type: Backdoor

Aliases: Trojan.Win32.Scar.sydj (KASPERSKY)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: High

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: High

Overview:

Cybercriminals take advantage of the popularity of the Zoom messaging app. This backdoor is found in a fake Zoom installer. This is probably hosted on malicious or suspicious sites.

This Backdoor arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It executes commands from a remote malicious user, effectively compromising the affected system. It connects to a website to send and receive information.

Threat type: Backdoor

Aliases: Backdoor:MSIL/Bladabindi.SBR!MSR (Microsoft), MSIL:Bladabindi-JK [Trj](AVAST)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: High

Overview:

Cybercriminals used this malware bundled with legitimate installation copies of the VPN software known as Windscribe. Note that these copies are hosted from fraudulent sources.

This Backdoor arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It executes commands from a remote malicious user, effectively compromising the affected system.

It gathers certain information on the affected computer. It logs a user's keystrokes to steal information.

Threat type: Backdoor

Aliases: Trojan:MSIL/Solorigate.B!dha (Microsoft); Trj/Solorigate.A (Panda)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: High

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Medium

Overview:

This Backdoor arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It executes commands from a remote malicious user, effectively compromising the affected system.

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: Trojan.Win32.Udochka.kb (KASPERSKY); Trojan-Ransom.FileCrypter (IKARUS)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: High

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: Trojan-Ransom.FileCrypter (IKARUS), W32/Encoder.AFA!tr (FORTINET)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: High

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This Ransomware may be dropped by other malware.

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: Ransom:Win32/BabukLocker.MK!MTB (MICROSOFT); Trojan-Ransom.FileCrypter (IKARUS)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: High

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Threat type: Trojan

Aliases: Trojan.Win64.Agent (IKARUS), Trojan:Win64/Comebacker.A!dha (MICROSOFT)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Threat type: Potentially Unwanted Application

Aliases: HEUR:RiskTool.Win32.ProcHack.gen (KASPERSKY)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Low

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This Potentially Unwanted Application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: Win64/Filecoder.CI trojan (Nod32), Trojan-Ransom.FileCrypter (Ikarus)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: High

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It executes then deletes itself afterward.

It drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: BScope.TrojanRansom.Encoder (VBA32)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It executes then deletes itself afterward.

It drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: N/A

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: High

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Medium

Overview:

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites. It may be dropped by other malware.

It drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: Trojan-Ransom.BlackMatter (IKARUS)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: High

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Medium

Overview:

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: Ransom:Win32/Lockbit.AA!MTB (MICROSOFT); W32/Lockbit.C2F8!tr.ransom (FORTINET)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: High

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.

Threat type: Trojan

Aliases: Win32/KillMBR.NHQ trojan (NOD32)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: High

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: Trojan-Ransom.BlackMatter(IKARUS), Ransom:Win32/Lockbit.STB(MICROSOFT)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: Ransom:Win32/RTMLocker.AA!MTB

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This ransomware encrypts all drives except the CD-ROM.

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It drops files as ransom note.

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: Trojan-Ransom.FileCrypter (IKARUS)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It terminates itself if it detects it is being run in a virtual environment.

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases:

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: Trojan:Win32/Leonem (MICROSOFT); Win32/Filecoder.Lockbit.M trojan (NOD32)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases:

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: Ransom:Win32/Nokonoko.PB!MTB (MICROSOFT); Win32:Nokoyawa-A [Trj] (AVAST)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.

The J&K Assembly was adjourned following an uproar over a resolution seeking the restoration of Article 370. The BJP protested against the resolution, arguing its passing is unconstitutional and illegal.

India's Ministry of Mines successfully auctions 8 critical mineral blocks, securing vital resources for electronics, EVs, defense, and renewable energy.

Artificial intelligence (AI) service software provider Freshworks has announced a workforce reduction of 13 per cent to streamline its operations, affecting at least 660 employees worldwide.

Peoples Conference leader Sajad Lone said that the NC-led coalition regime moved a "weak" resolution in the J&K Assembly and alleged that Wednesday's episode was a fixed match between the ruling party and the opposition.

The malpractice has been brought to light by tech-influencer who explains how the products listed on the site and the products rated can be two completely different items to begin with.

First-ever sighting of the elusive Great Bittern in the Kashmir Valley underscores the ecological importance of Wular Lake and highlights the region's rich biodiversity.

Constable, posted in the Crime Branch of J&K Police and spouses accused of drug trafficking across Jammu province; authorities seize narcotics, cash, and property as the investigation deepens.

Two VDGs namely Nazir Ahmed and Kuldeep Kumar were first kidnapped by terrorists and later their bodies were found in the forest area of Kishtwar.

The Karnataka government filed an FIR against BJP National Youth President and MLA Tejasvi Surya for posting a message, based on a media report, on his social media handle alleging suicide by a farmer eight years ago after the Waqf Board issued a notice claiming ownership of his property.

The rape and murder of a junior doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital here in August, is dominating BJP's line of campaiging for the forthcoming bypolls for six Assembly constituencies in West Bengal.

India's fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector grew 5.7 per cent by value and 4.1 per cent by volume in the July-September quarter driven by rural demand which grew faster than urban markets for the third consecutive quarter, according to the latest report by consumer intelligence firm NielsenIQ.

In the wake of the Canadian government's decision to block the social media platforms of Australian news outlet Australia Today, the organisation issued a statement

Kerala Health Minister Veena George announced that a campaign against the indiscriminate use of antibiotics has commenced in all the state's 14 districts.

Accusing Speaker of partisanship, BJP MLAs stage mock Assembly session after some of them were being marshaled out of J&K House

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to the voters of Maharashtra to re-elect the Mahayuti alliance comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP to increase the pace of development and oppose the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) which will put brakes on the state's growth.

Union Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, on Friday announced the successful completion of pilot run of the new Centralised Pension Payments System (CPPS) under the Employees' Pension Scheme 1995 aimed at enhancing pension services.

I-STEM (Indian Science, Technology, and Engineering facilities Map), an initiative from the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser, on Friday said it has made efforts to revolutionise research collaboration for the first time in the Ladakh region by enhancing industries and Startups' accessibility to research facilities and labs.

At first glance, the four-match T20I series between India and South Africa, kicking off in Durban on Friday, seems like another bilateral series for both teams to test players in preparation for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup.

The Indian stock market closed flat on Friday as selling was seen in the auto, PSU bank, financial service, metal, and realty sectors at the end of trading.

After holding a parallel assembly session, the BJP on Friday warned to form a parallel government in J&K to counter NC's dictatorial attitude.

A grassfire was ignited next to a runway at Sydney Airport following a reported engine explosion on a Qantas flight upon takeoff

With the arrest of three terrorists, J&K Police claimed to have solved the Sunday Market grenade attack case in which twelve civilians were injured.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dared the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders to make Congress leaders, especially Yuvraj (referring to Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi,) praise Veer Savarkar's sacrifice and his contribution in the country's freedom struggle.

The Kerala High Court, quashing a case against a school teacher for allegedly beating a student in her class, pointed out that teachers are now working under threat of a criminal case being registered against them.

The week saw Donald Trump returning to power in the US election amid a second consecutive rate cut by Fed this year, as the Indian stock market continued to experience consolidation due to heightened selling pressure from foreign institutional investors (FIIs).