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Targeting of military personnel, government officials, employees of human rights and other nonprofit organizations, and students in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Date of report
  • August 2022
Affiliations
A Pakistani advanced persistent threat actor used emails and social media to target people online and plant malware on their devices.
Suspected victims
  • Military personnel, government officials, employees of human rights and other nonprofit organizations, and students in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE
Suspected state sponsor
  • Pakistan
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Government
  • Civil society
Victim government reaction
  • Unknown
Policy response
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