Indian Student Data Weaponized in Phishing and Financial Fraud Campaigns

The report describes a rising trend in India where student data held across universities, EdTech platforms, payment gateways, and third-party vendors is being exposed and weaponized for targeted phishing, impersonation, and financial fraud; it includes examples such as a cloned university site harvesting fees, a mule-account money movement case, and dark-web advertisements for large student datasets, and recommends strengthening data protection, third-party monitoring, and cybersecurity awareness.