Some of phishing mails sent to individuals have attachments such as 'BJP won't dump Modi for Nitish NDA headed for split.doc'.

"The analysis strongly suggests that the group behind Travnet might be from China," the study said.

Rajshekhar Murthy, Director, CERT-ISAC, National Security Database, said, "the report outlines the dangers Indian IT infrastructure is facing and references research which proves that our government and Critical Infrastructure are targets of sophisticated attacks".

CERT-ISAC is a mobile and electronic security body and part of InfoSec consortium that is made up of cyber security communities like nullcon, c0c0n, Malcon and ClubHack.

Infosac is supported by National Security Database (NSD), a government supported empanelment program for information security experts for national critical infrastructure protection.

Infosac is also organising four-day Ground Zero summit here from November 7 for promoting information security and awareness in the region.

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