Security News > 2024 > July > New SideWinder Cyber Attacks Target Maritime Facilities in Multiple Countries

The nation-state threat actor known as SideWinder has been attributed to a new cyber espionage campaign targeting ports and maritime facilities in the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

SideWinder, which is also known by the names APT-C-17, Baby Elephant, Hardcore Nationalist, Rattlesnake, and Razor Tiger, is assessed to be affiliated with India.

"SideWinder makes use of email spear-phishing, document exploitation and DLL side-loading techniques in an attempt to avoid detection and deliver targeted implants," the Canadian cybersecurity company said in an analysis published last week.

It's currently not known what's delivered by means of the JavaScript malware, although the end goal is likely to be intelligence gathering based on prior campaigns mounted by SideWinder.

"The SideWinder threat actor continues to improve its infrastructure for targeting victims in new regions," BlackBerry said.

"The steady evolution of its network infrastructure and delivery payloads suggests that SideWinder will continue its attacks in the foreseeable future."

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