Pakistan-Linked APT36 Floods Indian Govt Networks With AI-Made ‘Vibeware’

Bitdefender research reveals Pakistani group APT36 is using AI-generated vibeware and trusted cloud services like Google Sheets to target Indian officials...

SloppyLemming Targets Pakistan and Bangladesh Governments Using Dual Malware Chains

The threat activity cluster known as SloppyLemming has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting government entities and critical infrastructure operators in Pakistan and Bangladesh. The activity, per Arctic Wolf, took place between January 2025 and January 2026. It involves the use of...

Experts Detect Pakistan-Linked Cyber Campaigns Aimed at Indian Government Entities

Indian government entities have been targeted in two campaigns undertaken by a threat actor that operates in Pakistan using previously undocumented tradecraft. The campaigns have been codenamed Gopher Strike and Sheet Attack by Zscaler ThreatLabz, which identified them in September 2025. "While...

SideWinder Adopts New ClickOnce-Based Attack Chain Targeting South Asian Diplomats

A European embassy located in the Indian capital of New Delhi, as well as multiple organizations in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, have emerged as the target of a new campaign orchestrated by a threat actor known as SideWinder in September 2025. The activity "reveals a notable evolution in...

Exploring User Risk Factors and Target Groups for Phishing Victimization in Pakistan

Phishing attacks pose a significant cybersecurity threat globally. This study investigates phishing susceptibility within the Pakistani population, examining the influence of demographic factors, technological aptitude and usage, previous phishing victimization, and email characteristics. Data wa...

Cyber Warfare during Operation Sindoor: Malware Campaign Analysis and Detection Framework

Rapid digitization of critical infrastructure has made cyberwarfare one of the important dimensions of modern conflicts. Attacking the critical infrastructure is an attractive pre-emptive proposition for adversaries as it can be done remotely without crossing borders. Such attacks disturb the...

Confucius Hackers Hit Pakistan With New WooperStealer and Anondoor Malware

The threat actor known as Confucius has been attributed to a new phishing campaign that has targeted Pakistan with malware families like WooperStealer and Anondoor. "Over the past decade, Confucius has repeatedly targeted government agencies, military organizations, defense contractors, and...

ShadowSilk Hits 35 Organizations in Central Asia and APAC Using Telegram Bots

A threat activity cluster known as ShadowSilk has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting government entities within Central Asia and Asia-Pacific APAC. According to Group-IB, nearly three dozen victims have been identified, with the intrusions mainly geared towards data exfiltration...

Scammers Compromised by Own Malware, Expose $4.67M Operation

CloudSEK uncovered a Pakistan-based family cybercrime network that spread infostealers via pirated software, netting $4.67M and millions of…...

Pakistan’s Transparent Tribe Hits Indian Defence with Linux Malware

Pakistan’s APT36 Transparent Tribe uses phishing and Linux malware to target Indian defence systems running BOSS Linux says Cyfirma...

Ghostwriting Scam

The variations seem to be endless. Here's a fake ghostwriting scam that seems to be making boatloads of money. This is a big story about scams being run from Texas and Pakistan estimated to run into tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars, viciously defrauding Americans with false hopes of...

Pakistan Arrests 21 in ‘Heartsender’ Malware Service

Authorities in Pakistan have arrested 21 individuals accused of operating "Heartsender ," a once popular spam and malware dissemination service that operated for more than a decade. The main clientele for HeartSender were organized crime groups that tried to trick victim companies into making...

Pakistan-Linked Hackers Expand Targets in India with CurlBack RAT and Spark RAT

A threat actor with ties to Pakistan has been observed targeting various sectors in India with various remote access trojans like Xeno RAT, Spark RAT, and a previously undocumented malware family called CurlBack RAT. The activity, detected by SEQRITE in December 2024, targeted Indian entities und...

Hackers Use Microsoft MSC Files to Deploy Obfuscated Backdoor in Pakistan Attacks

A new phishing campaign has been observed employing tax-themed lures to deliver a stealthy backdoor payload as part of attacks targeting Pakistan. Cybersecurity company Securonix, which is tracking the activity under the name FLUXCONSOLE , said it likely starts with a phishing email link or...

She Escaped an Abusive Marriage—Now She Helps Women Battle Cyber Harassment

Inspired by her own experience of abuse, Nighat Dad fights for women’s social and digital rights in Pakistan and beyond...

Cloudflare Warns of India-Linked Hackers Targeting South and East Asian Entities

An advanced threat actor with an India nexus has been observed using multiple cloud service providers to facilitate credential harvesting, malware delivery, and command-and-control C2. Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare is tracking the activity under the name SloppyLemming, which ...

Patchwork Hackers Target Bhutan with Advanced Brute Ratel C4 Tool

The threat actor known as Patchwork has been linked to a cyber attack targeting entities with ties to Bhutan to deliver the Brute Ratel C4 framework and an updated version of a backdoor called PGoShell. The development marks the first time the adversary has been observed using the red teaming...

Military-themed Email Scam Spreads Malware to Infect Pakistani Users

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new phishing campaign that has been identified as targeting people in Pakistan using a custom backdoor. Dubbed PHANTOMSPIKE by Securonix, the unknown threat actors behind the activity have leveraged military-related phishing documents to activate the...

Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Hits Brazil as Smishing Scams Surge in Pakistan

Pakistan has become the latest target of a threat actor called the Smishing Triad, marking the first expansion of its footprint beyond the E.U., Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., and the U.S. "The group's latest tactic involves sending malicious messages on behalf of Pakistan Post to customers of mobile...

Chinese ‘Smishing Triad’ Group Targets Pakistanis with SMS Phishing

Protect yourself from Smishing attacks in Pakistan! Smishing Triad, a notorious cybercriminal group, is targeting Pakistani bank customers with fake Pakistan Post messages. Learn how to identify and avoid these scams to protect your financial information...