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SideCopy threat group

SideCopy is a threat group thought to operate from Pakistan. Public reporting links it to 15 attack techniques. This free profile shows how it works, stage by stage, so you can judge the risk to you. It lists the other names the group goes by and links to every public report behind it.

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Attack techniques
15
Public reports
6
Thought to operate from
Pakistan
Other names
None
Built from public reporting, with every source listed below.
Overview

Who is SideCopy?

SideCopy is tracked under one name in security research. Below is what published reporting says about it, with a link to every report so you can check the detail yourself.

What public reporting says

The SideCopy APT is a Pakistani threat actor that has been operating since at least 2019, mainly targeting South Asian countries and more specifically India and Afghanistan. Its name comes from its infection chain that tries to mimic that of the SideWinder APT. It has been reported that this actor has similarities with Transparent Tribe (APT36) and possibly is a subdivision of this actor. Cisco Talos and Seqrite have provided comprehensive reports on this actor’s activities.

Public reports about SideCopy (6)

How it works

How does SideCopy attack? Stage by stage.

Each technique is a known way attackers research, get in, stay hidden or do damage. Here are the 15 linked to SideCopy, laid out from first look to final blow. Some techniques belong to more than one stage. Pick a stage to see them. Public reporting also lists 10 more specific variations of them, called sub-techniques.

Stage 4 of 15

Running code

Running their own programs or commands on a machine they reached.

4 techniques
  • T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter
  • T1106Native API
  • T1204User Execution
  • T1574Hijack Execution Flow
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SideCopy is a threat group thought to operate from Pakistan. Public reporting links it to 15 attack techniques.

Public reporting places SideCopy as operating from Pakistan. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.

Public reporting links SideCopy to 15 attack techniques. Most of them are about running code, looking around and hiding.

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