Operation Armor Piercer - Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia Archived: 2026-04-05 21:15:40 UTC Home > List all groups > Operation Armor Piercer APT group: Operation Armor Piercer Names Operation Armor Piercer (Talos) Country Pakistan Motivation Information theft and espionage First seen 2020 Description (Talos) Cisco Talos recently discovered a malicious campaign targeting government employees and military personnel in the Indian sub-continent with two commercial and commodity RAT families known as NetwireRAT (aka NetwireRC) and WarzoneRAT (aka Ave Maria). The attackers delivered a variety of lures to their targets, predominantly posing as guides related to Indian governmental infrastructure and operations such as Kavach and I.T.- related guides in the form of malicious Microsoft Office documents (maldocs) and archives (RARs, ZIPs) containing loaders for the RATs. Some of these lures and tactics utilized by the attackers bear a strong resemblance to the Transparent Tribe, APT 36 and SideCopy APT groups, including the use of compromised websites and fake domains. Observed Sectors: Defense, Government. Countries: India. Tools used NetWire RC, Warzone RAT. Information Last change to this card: 02 November 2021 Download this actor card in PDF or JSON format Source: https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/showcard.cgi?u=34414312-e2a7-4c61-85fa-38fdf139bac0 https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/showcard.cgi?u=34414312-e2a7-4c61-85fa-38fdf139bac0 Page 1 of 1