Threat Actor

SideCopy

Also known as: SideCopy

SideCopy is a Pakistani threat group that has primarily targeted South Asian countries, including Indian and Afghani government personnel, since at least 2019. SideCopy's name comes from its infection chain that tries to mimic that of Sidewinder, a suspected Indian threat group.

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Techniques
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Software
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indicators on this record

Properties

Last source
MITRE ATT&CK
STIX ID
intrusion-set--03be849d-b5a2-4766-9dda-48976bae5710
In Signal since
initial import (Sep 2026)
Retrieved at
2026-11-01T20:34:00+00:00
Type
intrusion-set

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (16)

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DLL (T1574.001)

Adversaries may abuse dynamic-link library files (DLLs) in order to achieve persistence, escalate privileges, and evade defenses. DLLs are libraries t

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Domains (T1584.001)

Adversaries may hijack domains and/or subdomains that can be used during targeting. Domain registration hijacking is the act of changing the registrat

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Ingress Tool Transfer (T1105)

Adversaries may transfer tools or other files from an external system into a compromised environment. Tools or files may be copied from an external ad

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Malicious File (T1204.002)

An adversary may rely upon a user opening a malicious file in order to gain execution. Users may be subjected to social engineering to get them to ope

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Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (T1036.005)

Adversaries may match or approximate the name or location of legitimate files, Registry keys, or other resources when naming/placing them. This is don

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Mshta (T1218.005)

Adversaries may abuse mshta.exe to proxy execution of malicious.hta files and Javascript or VBScript through a trusted Windows utility. There are sev

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Native API (T1106)

Adversaries may interact with the native OS application programming interface (API) to execute behaviors. Native APIs provide a controlled means of ca

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Security Software Discovery (T1518.001)

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of security software, configurations, defensive tools, and sensors that are installed on a system or in a clo

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Software Discovery (T1518)

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of software and software versions that are installed on a system or in a cloud environment. Adversaries may u

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Spearphishing Attachment (T1566.001)

Adversaries may send spearphishing emails with a malicious attachment in an attempt to gain access to victim systems. Spearphishing attachment is a sp

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Spearphishing Attachment (T1598.002)

Adversaries may send spearphishing messages with a malicious attachment to elicit sensitive information that can be used during targeting. Spearphishi

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System Information Discovery (T1082)

An adversary may attempt to get detailed information about the operating system and hardware, including version, patches, hotfixes, service packs, and

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System Location Discovery (T1614)

Adversaries may gather information in an attempt to calculate the geographical location of a victim host. Adversaries may use the information from [S

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System Network Configuration Discovery (T1016)

Adversaries may look for details about the network configuration and settings, such as IP and/or MAC addresses, of systems they access or through info

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Upload Malware (T1608.001)

Adversaries may upload malware to third-party or adversary controlled infrastructure to make it accessible during targeting. Malicious software can in

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Visual Basic (T1059.005)

Adversaries may abuse Visual Basic (VB) for execution. VB is a programming language created by Microsoft with interoperability with many Windows techn

Software & Tools (2)

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Action RAT [malware]

Action RAT is a remote access tool written in Delphi that has been used by [SideCopy](https://attack.mitre

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AuTo Stealer [malware]

AuTo Stealer is malware written in C++ has been used by SideCopy s

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