PakistanWidely attributedUnknownMITRE G1008

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.

Attribution signal

?Score = mentions × confidence weight, summed across all attributed sources. Higher source diversity increases the score.≥ 10 High≥ 3 Moderate< 3 Low
2.4
Low signal strength
Mentions3
Sources2
High conf.2
Last seenJun 2026
First observed
2022-08-07
Last active
Origin
Pakistan
Aliases
1
Techniques
16
Campaigns
0
Pakistan

Attribution signals

3 mentions · 2 sources
#1attributed with medium-to-high confidencehigh
VictimologyTTP match
therecord
Jun 2026

"Indian cybersecurity firm Seqrite attributed the operation with medium-to-high confidence to SideCopy, a threat actor widelyl linked to Pakistan and known for targeting government, military and diplomatic entities across South Asia."

#2attributeshigh
TTP matchMalwareVictimology
dark-reading
Jun 2026

"Seqrite attributes the recently observed, likely ongoing phishing campaign to the group known as "SideCopy.""

#3frequently been linkedmoderate
TTP match
therecord
Jun 2026

"SideCopy has been active since at least 2019 and has frequently been linked by researchers to operations resembling those of APT36, also known as Transparent Tribe, a hacking group associated with Pakistan."

Hedge terms observed

attributed with medium-to-high confidenceattributesfrequently been linked