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APT Groups of India involved in Cyber Warfare

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APT Groups of India involved in Cyber Warfare An advanced persistent threat (APT) is a stealthy threat actor, typically a nation-state or state-sponsored group, which gains unauthorized access to a computer network and remains undetected for an extended period. In recent times, the term may also refer to non-state-sponsored groups conducting large-scale targeted intrusions for specific goals.  Such threat actors' motivations are typically political or economic. Following are some of the Indian APT Groups : SideWinder:  The highly active cyber-espionage entity known as  SideWinder  has been plaguing governments and enterprises since 2012. SideWinder’s most of the activity is heavily focused on South Asia and East Asia, with the group likely supporting Indian political interests. Dropping Elephant : This is allegedly an Indian state-sponsored group  Dropping Elephant  has been known to target the Chinese government via spear-phishing and watering hole attacks. Viceroy Tiger : This AP