Targeting of Indian government agencies
Date of report
  • April 2023
Affiliations
The Pakistani threat actor APT 36 used a two-factor authentication tool to deliver a new backdoor called Poseidon to Linux users working for Indian government agencies.
Suspected victims
  • Linux users working for Indian government agencies
Suspected state sponsor
  • Pakistan
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Government
Victim government reaction
  • Unknown
Policy response
Suspected state sponsor response