SideCopy has identified the IP address of a compromised host.2
group
SideCopy G1008
- Created
- 7 August 2022
- Last modified
- 31 July 2026
- Alias
- 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.[1]
16
Techniques48th pct
7
Tactics39th pct
2
Tools & malware39th pct
0
CampaignsNone recorded
Enterprise ATT&CK only. Any Mobile or ICS rows on the same ATT&CK page are not carried.
MITRE reference G1008
SideCopy has used a legitimate DLL file name, Duser.dll to disguise a malicious remote access tool.3
SideCopy has sent Microsoft Office Publisher documents to victims that have embedded malicious macros that execute an hta file via calling mshta.exe.4
SideCopy has identified the OS version of a compromised host.5
SideCopy has delivered trojanized executables via spearphishing emails that contacts actor-controlled servers to download malicious payloads.6
SideCopy has executed malware by calling the API function CreateProcessW.7
Standing G1008
Reach is how much of ATT&CK this group touches. Coverage is how well defended each thing it does is, as a median per technique rather than a total — a total would just restate the reach. Each figure is ranked against all 176 ATT&CK groups only where that population actually spreads. Where most of the population shares one value, a percentile would rank the tie instead of the entity, so the raw value is shown and no rank is claimed.
Reach
Techniques1648th pct
48th percentile · 52% of 176 ATT&CK groups have more Enterprise techniques.
Tactics739th pct
39th percentile · 61% of 176 ATT&CK groups have more tactics spanned.
Tools & malware239th pct
39th percentile · 61% of 176 ATT&CK groups have more tools and malware.
Campaigns089% tie · 4 values
89% of the population shares a single value across only 4 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.
Coverage
Rules / technique22.5med58th pct
58th percentile · 58% of 176 ATT&CK groups have this many detection rules per technique or fewer.
Tests / technique5.5med
Detection coverage G1008
523 distinct rules cover the 16 techniques recorded for this group. The 554 technique-to-rule mappings resolve to 523 distinct rules, because one rule can cover several techniques. 357 Sigma · 166 Splunk.
14 covered by at least one rule2 with no coverage523 distinct rules in total
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