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In August 2026, the Pakistan-nexus threat actor APT36 launched Operation RapidRust, targeting government and defense organizations in India and Afghanistan with an updated arsenal of custom tools. The campaign introduced RUSTYSHADE, a Rust-based backdoor leveraging private GitHub repositories for command-and-control with AES-256-GCM encryption. Additional tools included RUSTYMOVE for USB-based lateral movement to air-gapped networks, PSNATCH and BASHNATCH for file exfiltration from Windows and Linux systems respectively. The attackers registered typosquatted domains impersonating Indian news outlets to stage malicious PowerShell scripts. Post-compromise activities revealed systematic network reconnaissance, credential harvesting, and lateral movement attempts, with operations conducted exclusively on weekdays between 4:00-11:00 UTC, demonstrating disciplined operational security and sustained targeting of South Asian government infrastructure. Join the discussion | AlienVault OTX General | 09/16/2026, 16:57:58 UTC Added: 09/17/2026, 10:31:45 UTC |
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