Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2023-12-15 00:00:00
Affected organization: Nepalese government officials
Affected country: Nepal
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Undetermined
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: Sidewinder (a.k.a. Rattlesnake, BabyElephant, APT Q4, APT Q39, Hardcore Nationalist, HN2, RAZOR Tiger, and GroupA21)
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: India
Description: Researchers from Cyfirma discover a malicious campaign by the threat actor known as Sidewinder targeting Nepalese government officials via the Nim backdoor.