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SideWinder APT Targets Maritime, Nuclear, and IT Sectors Across Asia, Middle East, and Africa

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 Ravie Lakshmanan  Mar 11, 2025 Cyber Espionage / Maritime Security Maritime and logistics companies in South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa have become the target of an advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed SideWinder. The attacks, observed by Kaspersky in 2024, spread across Bangladesh, Cambodia, Djibouti, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.

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