The Reveal Platform
Intel Name: Sidewinder’s shifting sands: click once for espionage
Date of Scan: October 23, 2025
Impact: Medium
Summary: The report details a 2025 cyber-espionage campaign by the SideWinder APT group, which targeted diplomatic entities across South Asia, including a European embassy in New Delhi and institutions in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. It highlights SideWinder’s evolution in tactics, moving beyond their traditional Microsoft Word-based exploits to a new PDF and ClickOnce-based infection chain. This shift demonstrates the group’s adaptability and technical sophistication in evading modern security defenses to continue intelligence-gathering operations in the region.
