In the world of digital fraud, few tactics are as effective—and as overlooked—as the use of IT shell platforms masquerading as software development firms or digital solution providers. In this report, we examine five such entities: dataherosolutions, csrxplate, greathub, techglows, and infodsys. All present themselves as tech consultancies or digital service brands. None provide verifiable client records, real-world deliverables, or licensed operations.
The Pattern: Tech Branding, No Product
Across all five names, our investigation found recurring indicators of shell behavior:
- Sites with vague text (“we deliver tech excellence”)
- Fake or non-functional contact forms
- Placeholder blog sections
- No team, no real portfolio, no GitHub/API links
This branding serves a dual purpose:
- Legitimize merchant activity on paper, particularly in KYC documentation.
- Camouflage financial laundering and grey-market payment rerouting through what appear to be innocuous IT service payments.
How They Function in Laundering Chains
These platforms are typically injected into financial pipelines as invoice endpoints. Funds labeled as “consulting fees,” “outsourced development,” or “platform licensing” are routed through them, only to be offloaded into crypto exchanges, casino gateways, or P2P merchant wallets.
These sites may also host cloned payment widgets or backdoor APIs—designed to receive incoming transactions from phishing operations.
Pakistan-Specific Concerns: JazzCash Clone Vectors
Although no direct ownership or public activity ties these platforms to Pakistan, open-source telemetry and threat reports suggest that some of them may be integrated into phishing kits mimicking JazzCash or other regional mobile wallets.
Indicators include:
- Referrals from suspicious Telegram bot traffic
- Inclusion in scam APKs hosted via side channels
- Use of similar DNS patterns seen in South Asian phishing domains
It is likely that these platforms serve as intermediate “safe” landing domains or money-out terminals in multi-hop laundering paths involving Pakistani wallet clones.
Conclusion: The Clean-Looking Front End of Dirty Money
Names like dataherosolutions or techglows might look like ordinary software firms—but they are increasingly part of a purpose-built infrastructure used by actors looking to avoid detection while processing illicit transactions.
As governments crack down on traditional laundering layers, these IT-shells offer a modern workaround—a digital storefront hiding financial backdoors.
We recommend financial institutions and risk analysts:
- Flag all payment activity linked to these domains
- Examine invoices from “IT consulting” sources with no technical output
- Cross-reference wallet destinations with known phishing logs
We will continue to track their role in laundering networks and publish updates as new connections are uncovered.