Pakistan-Aligned Hackers Disrupt Indian Education Sector
APT36 targeted institutions with malicious Office documents distributing Crimson RAT
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APT36 targeted institutions with malicious Office documents distributing Crimson RAT
The Transparent Tribe threat actor has been linked to a set of weaponized Microsoft Office documents in attacks targeting the Indian education sector using a continuously maintained piece of malware called Crimson RAT