Pakistan-based hackers step up attacks against govt systems

Pakistan-based groups SideCopy and Transparent Tribe (APT36) are increasingly targeting India’s government and defence IT systems by launching malware attacks amid elections, cybersecurity firm Quick Heal Technologies said.

Spear-phishing email campaigns such as Operation RusticWeb and FlightNight have also emerged during this period, it said.

“The infection typically commences with spear-phishing emails delivering malicious attachments or links that exploit vulnerabilities to gain initial footholds within target networks,” Sanjay Katkar, joint managing director at Quick Heal Technologies, told ET.