Tag: Transparent Tribe
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The Adaptive Spy: Transparent Tribe’s New RAT Outsmarts Antivirus to Target India
The hacking group known as Transparent Tribe has launched a new wave of cyber-espionage operations targeting government bodies, research institutions, and strategically important organizations in India. The attackers’ primary weapon is yet another variant of a remote access trojan (RAT), designed to maintain a persistent foothold within compromised systems. According to Cyfirma, the current campaign…
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Transparent Tribe APT Deploys DeskRAT to Spy on Indian Government Linux Systems
The Pakistani hacking collective known as Transparent Tribe (APT36) has intensified cyber-espionage operations against Indian government institutions, deploying a new Go-written malware dubbed DeskRAT, researchers at Sekoia reported after observing activity in August and September of this year. The campaign continues a pattern of attacks previously documented by CYFIRMA. DeskRAT is propagated via phishing emails…
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APT36 Launches New Cyber-Espionage Campaign on Indian Govt
APT36, also known as Transparent Tribe, has launched a new espionage campaign targeting government and defense institutions in India. This Pakistan-linked group, active since at least 2013, has long relied on phishing campaigns and credential theft to infiltrate restricted systems. In their latest operation, the attackers introduced a novel infection technique, leveraging “.desktop” files in…
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Pakistan-Aligned APT36 Unleashes DRAT V2: New Delphi RAT Targets Indian Government
A hacker group with affiliations beyond Pakistan has once again drawn attention following its attacks on Indian government entities. According to researchers at Recorded Future, the activity is attributed to the cyber threat group TAG-140, which is believed to intersect with the notorious SideCopy collective—part of the broader operation known as Transparent Tribe (also referred…
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APT36 Unleashes Advanced Phishing Against Indian Defense Personnel: New Anti-Analysis Malware & NIC Impersonation
The Pakistani cyber-espionage group APT36, also known as Transparent Tribe, has launched a sophisticated new phishing campaign targeting personnel within India’s defense sector. Experts at CYFIRMA have uncovered that the threat actors are employing highly deceptive tactics, disguising malicious payloads as official government documents. In these attacks, APT36 leverages counterfeit emails that include PDF attachments…