Quick Heal Technologies Limited, a
global provider of cybersecurity solutions, today issued a comprehensive
advisory warning consumers and businesses about an alarming escalation in
sophisticated cyber fraud targeting the Diwali festivities. Researchers at
Seqrite Labs, India’s largest malware analysis facility, reveal that
cybercriminals are deploying artificial intelligence-powered tools to create
highly personalized and contextual attacks.
Industry data indicates that
e-commerce sales crossed ₹90,000 crore during Diwali 2024 alone, while Indian
Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) handled over 13 lakh bookings
daily during peak season. This massive surge in digital transactions has
created what researchers at Seqrite Labs describe as a “perfect storm” for
cybercriminal exploitation. There has lately been a slew of impersonation
messages specifically designed to target festival shoppers, many crafted to
create artificial urgency and push users into clicking malicious links without
proper verification.
Sneha Katkar, Head of Product
Strategy at Quick Heal Technologies Limited, commented, “With GenAI coming into
the picture, it becomes extremely easy for fraudsters to create communication
that’s customised and very contextual in nature. Festive inboxes often overflow
with tempting ‘lightning deals,’ yet the most dazzling messages can be Trojan
firecrackers. Fraudsters weaponise holiday FOMO, lacing subject lines with
aggressive countdowns or threats of account suspension, signals that genuine
merchants rarely deploy amid celebrations.”
Quick Heal Technologies Limited has identified five dominant attack patterns specifically targeting festival shoppers:
By -Aaradhay sharma
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