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ProjectM: Link Found Between Pakistani Actor and Operation Transparent Tribe - Palo Alto Networks BlogPalo Alto Networks Blog

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STIX ID: report--d2c60012-fead-4720-bd7c-eebe1b070d9c

Threat Score

85/100

Uploaded: 2026-08-19

Published Date: 2016-04-07

Last Modified Date: 2016-04-07

Created by: dogesec

TLP:CLEAR
ADMIRALTY:B2
PAP:CLEAR
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Unit 42 details ProjectM, a targeted campaign against Indian government and military personnel that reuses web infrastructure and leverages spear‑phishing and watering‑hole techniques to deliver a variety of Trojans (Crimson, Peppy, Andromeda, DarkComet, Bozok). Investigators link multiple C2 domains and payloads to an individual in Karachi via WHOIS records, reused hosting, social media/blog evidence and debug paths; the report includes domain/filename IOCs, SHA256 hashes and notes that ProjectM‑related C2 servers contained gigabytes of Indian military PII.