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Transparent Tribe, also known as APT36 or APT-36, is a Pakistan-based advanced persistent threat group targeting Indian government organizations, military personnel, and defense contractors. Its operations use social engineering and government-themed documents to induce victims to execute malware. The group has also used agents from the Mythic command-and-control framework, including Poseidon. A campaign attributed to APT36 used a malicious Windows shortcut masquerading as a government advisory PDF. The shortcut executed an obfuscated command to silently install a remotely hosted MSI package. A .NET loader then displayed a decoy document, deployed additional executables and a malicious DLL for DLL hijacking, and established persistence through an HTA containing VBScript and a Windows Run registry entry. The malware supported HTTP-based host registration, heartbeat communication, retrieval of attacker commands, and arbitrary command execution. It also queried installed antivirus products. Command obfuscation, encoded payloads, reversed endpoint strings, hidden execution, and decoy documents concealed malicious activity.
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28 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
11 malware families attributed to this actor across reporting.
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The report attributes an espionage-oriented Windows malware campaign to APT-36. A government-advisory-themed shortcut downloads an MSI installer that deploys a multi-stage .NET loader, malicious DLLs, and startup persistence while displaying a decoy PDF. The payload supports remote command execution and security reconnaissance. Its C2 infrastructure was inactive during analysis, but persistent infections could reconnect if that infrastructure returned. The report does not establish specific victim countries or organizations.
Referenced as a prior user of Mythic agents, targeting Indian government organizations, military personnel, and defense contractors.
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