Rewterz Threat Alert – APT SideWinder Group – Active IOCs

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

The SideWinder Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group has used recent territory disputes between China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan as lures. The goal is to gather sensitive information from its targets, mainly located in Nepal and Afghanistan. The targets here include multiple government and military units for countries in the region researchers said, including the Nepali Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs, the Nepali Army, the Afghanistan National Security Council, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defense, the Presidential Palace in Afghanistan, and more.

Impact

• Information Theft and Espionage

Indicators of Compromise

File Name

• luckydrawAugust2021[.] zip
• luckydrawAugust2021[.]pdf[.]lnk

MD5

• 3561e7581e682dc7005881dc1e8357f1

SHA-256

• 3c852d755fab4de6684638f57fba6e209d74d6a66a885012acc2ef9779ca06ca

SHA1

• f10bad0dea51a6a7f887f9e91007b6fa85082cd3

Remediation

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