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BengalSEO Part 1: Anatomy of the Operation

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Medium
Published: 09/06/2026 (09/06/2026, 07:32:55 UTC)
Source: AlienVault OTX General

Description

In March 2026, a sophisticated SEO poisoning campaign was identified leading to malware distribution and tech support scams. Operating since at least 2015, this operation is attributed to individuals and IT service providers in Rajasthan, India, collectively tracked as BengalSEO. Two primary entities were identified: WeConnect Solutions LLC operates tech support call centers, while Garage2Global develops malicious web infrastructure. The group leverages extensive black hat SEO techniques including backlink generation, DOM injection, and keyword stuffing to promote lure pages mimicking legitimate technical support portals. A custom Traffic Distribution System routes victims through rotating redirector domains, utilizing Matomo analytics for tracking and fingerprinting. The operation deploys custom malware named MayaBot to further enable scam activities. Infrastructure analysis revealed hundreds of domains registered primarily through Spaceship and Namecheap, hosted via Cloudflare and Hostmaza, with GitHub e...

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/07/2026, 10:38:11 UTC

Technical Analysis

BengalSEO is a sophisticated SEO poisoning and tech support scam operation attributed to groups in Rajasthan, India, active since at least 2015 and publicly detailed in 2026. The campaign employs extensive black hat SEO methods such as backlink generation, DOM injection, and keyword stuffing to drive traffic to malicious lure pages mimicking legitimate tech support sites. A custom Traffic Distribution System with rotating redirector domains and Matomo analytics is used for victim routing and tracking. The operation deploys a custom malware named MayaBot to enable scam activities. Infrastructure analysis reveals hundreds of domains registered primarily through Spaceship and Namecheap, hosted on Cloudflare and Hostmaza, and leveraging GitHub for malicious content hosting. The campaign is not a software vulnerability but a complex threat actor operation involving malware distribution and social engineering scams.

Potential Impact

The BengalSEO operation facilitates malware distribution and tech support scams, potentially leading to victim compromise through social engineering and malware infection. The use of custom malware MayaBot and sophisticated traffic routing increases the effectiveness of scams. The campaign can cause financial loss and data compromise for victims who engage with the malicious tech support portals. There is no direct software vulnerability exploited; the impact is through deception and malware delivery.

Defensive Guidance

This is a threat actor campaign rather than a software vulnerability; therefore, no software patch or fix applies. Defenders should focus on user awareness to recognize tech support scams, block known malicious domains and IPs associated with BengalSEO infrastructure, and employ web filtering to detect SEO poisoning and malicious redirectors. Monitoring for indicators of compromise related to MayaBot malware and black hat SEO techniques is recommended. Since no official vendor advisory or patch exists, continuous threat intelligence updates are critical.

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Technical Details

Author
AlienVault
Tlp
white
References
["https://thedfirreport.com/2026/08/24/bengalseo-part-1-anatomy-of-the-operation/"]
Adversary
BengalSEO
Pulse Id
6a9d1727de29faddfa1c2a91
Threat Score
null

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Url

ValueDescriptionCopy
urlhttps://stats.us3.org/matomo.php
urlhttps://oculus-app.com/
urlhttp://stats.us3.org/matomo.php

Threat ID: 6a9e9063acd9273b4963a795

Added to database: 09/07/2026, 10:22:27 UTC

Last enriched: 09/07/2026, 10:38:11 UTC

Last updated: 09/07/2026, 11:23:25 UTC

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