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Source: The Hacker News
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23 September 2026 at 02:05 PM UTC
SideCopy Broadens India Targeting to Academia With ReverseRAT Spear-Phishing
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The threat actor known as SideCopy has been observed using spear-phishing lures to target academic institutions in India, expanding their strategic focus beyond government entities. "SideCopy campaign operations typically initiate through spear-phishing campaigns that leverage the abuse of mshta.exe to execute malicious scripts and circumvent standard security protocols," Trellix researchers
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