APT36 and SideCopy Launch Cross-Platform RAT Campaigns Targeting Indian Defense and Government Networks
VPN Central [Unofficial]
February 13, 2026
Pakistan-aligned threat groups APT36 and SideCopy are actively targeting Indian defense and government-linked organizations with cross-platform remote access trojans designed for long-term espionage. The latest campaigns deploy malware families such as Geta RAT, Ares RAT, and DeskRAT across both Windows and Linux systems, focusing on persistence, credential theft, reconnaissance, and remote command execution. Security researchers […]
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