Unidentified 005 (Sidecopy)
- First seen
- 2019-10-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:30:49
Targeted industries: defense-and-aerospace government-and-public-sector
Targeted regions: country_code:pk country_code:in
Context
Unidentified 005, also known as Sidecopy, is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that has been linked to cyber espionage activities primarily targeting government and defense sectors in South Asia. It is associated with advanced persistent threat behavior, leveraging social engineering tactics to infiltrate target networks.
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Elf.Unidentified 005 (report)
- ti.qianxin.com — Sidecopy'S Golang Based Linux Tool (report)
- threatmon.io — Apt Sidecopy Targeting Indian Government Entities (report)