APT36 Transparent Tribe
Advanced APT group targeting South Asian government and academic sectors with sophisticated fileless RAT campaigns employing living-off-the-land binary abuse and encrypted command-and-control infrastructure
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Transparent Tribe APT36: Weaponized Shortcuts and Adaptive Persistence Target Indian Government Entities
Transparent Tribe (APT36) launches a sophisticated multi-stage malware campaign using weaponized Windows shortcut files embedded with PDF content, targeting Indian government and academic institutions. The RAT adapts its persistence mechanisms based on installed antivirus products, enabling long-term covert access and intelligence collection.