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A nation-state threat actor is picking on immature organizations run by the Taliban, but failing against more prepared government agencies in India.
August 20, 2026
A Pakistani threat actor has been using a novel malware to spy on high-value targets in Afghanistan, but the same attacks have been running up against a wall in India.
The culprit is Transparent Tribe (aka APT 36), which might be Pakistan's most active advanced persistent threat (APT) actor. More often than not, it has been found spying on governments and militaries in neighboring India and Afghanistan. The nature of its cyber espionage has long led researchers to believe that it works for the Pakistani state.
