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Nation-state APTEspionageIntermediate sophistication · State-backed

The White Company

The White Company is a nation-state APT group with an espionage motive, tracked by Brandefense. It targets 5 sectors, including Government and Finance, in 13 countries, including India and France. It uses 48 MITRE ATT&CK techniques and exploits 3 known CVEs.

Also known as
  • G0089
  • Operation “Shaheen”
Techniques
48
Exploited CVEs
3
First seen
Jan 1, 2016
Last seen
Jan 1, 2023
Record updated

Who They Target.

How They Operate · MITRE ATT&CK.

48 techniques across 9 of 14 tactics

Reconnaissance5

T1049
System Network Connections Discovery
T1057
Process Discovery
T1071.001
Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols
T1082
System Information Discovery
T1497
Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

Resource Development·

Initial Access6

T1203
Exploitation for Client Execution
T1204.001
User Execution: Malicious Link
T1204.002
User Execution: Malicious File
T1560
Archive Collected Data
T1566.001
Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment
T1566.002
Phishing: Spearphishing Link

Execution11

T1053.003
Scheduled Task/Job: Cron
T1053.005
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
T1055
Process Injection
T1055.012
Process Injection: Process Hollowing
T1059.001
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
T1059.003
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Windows Command Shell
T1059.004
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell
T1059.005
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Visual Basic
T1105
Ingress Tool Transfer
T1106
Native API
T1119
Automated Collection

Persistence3

T1112
Modify Registry
T1543.001
Create or Modify System Process: Launch Agent
T1547.001
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

Privilege Escalation·

Defense Evasion10

T1027
Obfuscated Files or Information
T1027.002
Obfuscated Files or Information: Software Packing
T1027.011
Obfuscated Files or Information: Fileless Storage
T1036.001
Masquerading: Invalid Code Signature
T1036.005
Masquerading: Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location
T1070.004
Indicator Removal: File Deletion
T1090
Proxy
T1102
Web Service
T1564.001
Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories
T1573.001
Encrypted Channel: Symmetric Cryptography

Credential Access3

T1056.001
Input Capture: Keylogging
T1555
Credentials from Password Stores
T1555.003
Credentials from Password Stores: Credentials from Web Browsers

Discovery6

T1010
Application Window Discovery
T1016
System Network Configuration Discovery
T1074.001
Data Staged: Local Data Staging
T1083
File and Directory Discovery
T1124
System Time Discovery
T1518.001
Software Discovery: Security Software Discovery

Lateral Movement·

Collection2

T1113
Screen Capture
T1560.003
Archive Collected Data: Archive via Custom Method

Command and Control2

T1095
Non-Application Layer Protocol
T1573
Encrypted Channel

Exfiltration·

Impact·

Vulnerabilities They Exploit.

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Arsenal · Malware And Tools.

  • NETWIREmalware
  • Revenge RATmalware

About The White Company.

The White Company is a likely state-sponsored threat actor with advanced capabilities. From 2017 through 2018, the group led an espionage campaign called Operation Shaheen targeting government and military organizations in Pakistan.

Last updated Sep 19, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from structured threat intelligence and reviewed by Brandefense analysts. Techniques follow the MITRE ATT&CK framework.