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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

Domain Name

  • fqn-asw[.]net

File Name

  • Updated Contact list[.]doc

MD5

  • 80c9cbca42c1adb23b9ee7f800f483cd

SHA-256

  • 6e129c9d560074d7f5c782af618614b1ddc02f2916db9bccc4936b5bde282e2b

SHA1

  • b7ad617d9a35980af36aade6833757419c81f620

Remediation

  • Block all threat indicators at your respective controls.
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