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fromThe Hacker News
2 days ago

APT36 and SideCopy Launch Cross-Platform RAT Campaigns Against Indian Entities

Pakistan-aligned groups SideCopy and APT36 use Geta RAT, Ares RAT, and DeskRAT to compromise Windows and Linux targets in India's defense sector via phishing.
fromSecurityWeek
3 days ago

RATs in the Machine: Inside a Pakistan-Linked Three-Pronged Cyber Assault on India

One active campaign employs GETA RAT (often specifically attributed to the SideCopy subgroup of Transparent Tribe). It is a dot-NET RAT that abuses legitimate Windows components (including mshta.exe, XAML deserialization, and in-memory payload execution) to avoid signature based detection. Persistence is achieved by layered startup mechanisms that ensure continued access. "The result," writes Aditya Sood, VP of security engineering and AI strategy at Aryaka in a report-accompanying blog, "is a lightweight but durable foothold, well-suited for extended reconnaissance and intelligence gathering."
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