A threat actor, likely operating from India, was undertaking aggressive cyber-espionage activity in the Asian region. From November 2015 to June 2016, the actor profiled hundreds to thousands of targets around the world. The attackers rely heavily on social engineering and low-budget malware tools and exploits. One of the Dropping Elephant backdoors uses a C&C communication method borrowed from other threat actors. The actor also tried its luck in attacking high profile targets including some Western entities. In total, Kaspersky Lab experts were able to identify several hundred targets worldwide, most of which are located in China.”]