A recent study shows the tactics and techniques of a cybercrime group that is known for planting incriminating evidence on the devices of activists in India.
According to the Sentinel One’s, Elephant uses common hacking tools and techniques to gain a foothold in victims’ computers. Phishing emails, typically tailored to the victim’s interests, are loaded with malicious documents that contain commercially available remote access tools —easy-to-use programs available on the dark web that can hijack computers. Specifically, Elephant has been shown to use DarkComet and Netwire, two well-known brands.
We observe that ModifiedElephant activity aligns sharply with Indian state interests and that there is an observable correlation between ModifiedElephant attacks and the arrests of individuals in controversial, politically-charged cases.Unfortunately, ModifiedElephant isn’t the only group out there that has been doing this sort of thing.
All in all, it’s pretty disturbing stuff. “Many questions about this threat actor and their operations remain,” Sentinel One researchers write, of Elephant. “However, one thing is clear: Critics of authoritarian governments around the world must carefully understand the technical capabilities of those who would seek to silence them.”
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