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SideCopy

G1008
▲ High Threat
The SideCopy APT is a Pakistani threat actor that has been operating since at least 2019, mainly targeting South Asian countries and more specifically India and Afghanistan. Its name comes from its infection chain that tries to mimic that of the SideWinder APT. It has been reported that this actor has similarities with Transparent Tribe (APT36) and possibly is a subdivision of this actor. Cisco Talos and Seqrite have provided comprehensive reports on this actor’s activities.
Origin Pakistan

Known TTPs

System Location Discovery
Security Software Discovery
Domains
Ingress Tool Transfer
System Network Configuration Discovery
Upload Malware
Native API
Visual Basic
Software Discovery
Spearphishing Attachment
DLL
Malicious File
System Information Discovery
Spearphishing Attachment
Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location
Mshta

External Resources

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