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Labyrinth Chollima (69)

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Date (as written)IncidentCountryActors
2007Operation “Flame”Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2013-05South Korean Financial Companies Targeted by CastovLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
01.10.2015North Korean Lazarus group conducts operations against banks in Vietnam and the Philippines starting in October 2015PhilippinesLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110);Reconnaissance General Bureau
2017-08The Blockbuster Saga ContinuesLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
01.09.2017North Korean Lazarus group conducts Operation Sharpshooter against organziations in global defense and critical infrastructure since September 2017United States;United States;United States;United StatesLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.04.2017Lazarus (NorthKorea) attacks endusers because of financial interestsUnknown;UnknownLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.01.2017Lazarus Bitcoin HijackKorea, Republic ofLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110);Reconnaissance General Bureau
2017 LateSeveral financial sector and a casino breaches using KillDisk wiping malware in Latin America and USA.Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2017/2018Cryptocurrency attacks on South Korean exchanges.Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2018-04Operation “GhostSecret”Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
01.06.2018Andariel Group attacks website of South Korean non-profit organisationKorea, Republic of;Korea, Republic ofAndariel/APT45/Onyx Sleet fka PLUTONIUM/Silent Chollima/Stonefly/G0138/DarkSeoul < Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110);Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
2018-04The first artefacts we found relating to MATA were used around April 2018. After that, the actor behind this advanced malware framework used it aggressively to infiltrate corporate entities around the world.Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2018-01F-Secure’s investigation revealed that a system administrator from the target organization received a phishing document via their personal LinkedIn account. The document masqueraded as a legitimate job advert for a role in a blockchain technology company that matched the employee’s skills.Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2018-08Operation “AppleJeus”Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2018-07Operation “CryptoCore”Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2018-11More Attacks on Cryptocurrency BusinessesLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
01.01.2019Lazarus turns against RussiaRussiaLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.09.2019Operation In(ter)ceptionEurope (region);Middle East (region)Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
2019-05Hackers associated with the APT Lazarus/HIDDEN COBRA group were found to be breaking into online stores of large US retailers and planting payment skimmers as early as May 2019.Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2019-09Lazarus Group’s MATA Framework Leveraged to Deploy TFlower RansomwareLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
01.01.2020ThreatNeedle: Defense IndustriesUnknownLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.01.2021State-sponsored North Korean hacking group Lazarus deployed newly discovered backdoor WinorDLL64 against unspecified South Korean targets since 2021Korea, Republic ofLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.10.2021North Korean state-sponsored hacker group Lazarus gained access to the corporate network of an aerospace company in the Netherlands in October 2021NetherlandsLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.11.2021BlueNoroff hackers steal crypto using fake MetaMask extensionUnited States;Russia;China;India;United Kingdom;Ukraine;Poland;Czech Republic;United Arab Emirates;GermanyBlue Noroff/APT38/Stardust Chollima/G0082/Sapphire Sleet fka COPERNICUM/Genie Spider < Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.05.2021DeathNote clusterKorea, Republic of;Korea, Republic of;Latvia;LatviaLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
2021-03Lazarus Attack Activities Targeting Japan (VSingle/ValeforBeta)Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2021-06APT actor Lazarus attacks defense industry, develops supply chain attack capabilitiesLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2022-02On February 10, Threat Analysis Group discovered two distinct North Korean government-backed attacker groups exploiting a remote code execution vulnerability in Chrome, CVE-2022-0609.Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
01.10.2022North Korean state-sponsored APT Andariel stole data from unnamed South Korean defence manufacturer through accessing maintenance/repair partner, starting in October 2022Korea, Republic ofAndariel/APT45/Onyx Sleet fka PLUTONIUM/Silent Chollima/Stonefly/G0138/DarkSeoul < Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
22.12.2022State-sponsored North Korean hacker group Andariel stole sensitive information from South Korean defense companies as well as research institutes and pharmaceutical companies since at least 22 December 2022Korea, Republic of;Not available;Not availableAndariel/APT45/Onyx Sleet fka PLUTONIUM/Silent Chollima/Stonefly/G0138/DarkSeoul < Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.07.2022North Korean State-Sponsored Hacking Group Lazarus Compromised Unnamed Software Vendor Starting In Mid-2022Not availableLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.01.2022North Korean state-sponsored hacking group 'Lazarus' gained access to network of unspecified Spanish aerospace company beginning in 2022SpainLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.11.2022North Korean state-sponsored APT groups 'Ruby Sleet' and 'Diamond Sleet' compromised two arms manufacturers in Germany and Israel beginning in November 2022Israel;GermanyRuby Sleet fka CERIUM;Andariel/APT45/Onyx Sleet fka PLUTONIUM/Silent Chollima/Stonefly/G0138/DarkSeoul < Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.07.2022The North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Lazarus gained access into the networks of a defence contractor in Africa and stole data using the DeathNote malware beginning in July 2022AfricaLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.06.2022North Korean state-sponsored hacking group UNC2970 targeted US and European media and technology companies since at least June 2022Europe (region);Europe (region);United States;United StatesTEMP.Hermit/ UNC577 < Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Lab 110)
21.10.2022North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Lazarus gained access to two computers at a financial organisation beginning on 21 October 2022Not availableLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.05.2022North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Lazarus gained access to the network of a financial organisation in May 2022Not availableLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
02.09.2022Financially-motivated hacker group BlueNoroff compromised a company employee in the United Arab Emirates beginning in September 2022United Arab EmiratesBlue Noroff/APT38/Stardust Chollima/G0082/Sapphire Sleet fka COPERNICUM/Genie Spider < Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.02.2022Between February and July 2022, the North Korean group Lazarus targeted organizations, including energy service providers worldwideGlobal (region);Canada;United States;JapanLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
2022-01North Korea’s Lazarus APT leverages Windows Update client, GitHub in latest campaignLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2022-02Operation “LolZarus”Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2022 EarlyTracing State-Aligned Activity Targeting Journalists, MediaLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2022-06₿uyer ₿eware: Fake Cryptocurrency Applications Serving as Front for AppleJeus MalwareLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2022-08deBridge Finance crypto platform targeted by Lazarus hackersLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2022-08Lazarus ‘Operation In(ter)ception’ Targets macOS Users Dreaming of Jobs in CryptoLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2022-09SlowMist: Investigation of North Korean APT’s Large-Scale Phishing Attack on NFT UsersLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2022 LateNorth Korean hackers linked to defense sector supply-chain attackLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
01.08.2023North Korean State-Sponsored Hacker Group Lazarus Exploited Windows Zero-Day Vulnerability in Admin-to-Kernel Operation going back to at least August 2023Asia (region);Not availableLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.10.2023North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Diamond Sleet compromised vulnerable TeamCity servers since early October 2023Not availableAndariel/APT45/Onyx Sleet fka PLUTONIUM/Silent Chollima/Stonefly/G0138/DarkSeoul < Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.01.2023North Korean state-sponsored APT group 'Diamond Sleet' compromised defence companies in several countries in January 2023Norway;Finland;Italy;Brazil;Poland;Czech RepublicAndariel/APT45/Onyx Sleet fka PLUTONIUM/Silent Chollima/Stonefly/G0138/DarkSeoul < Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.03.2023North Korean APT group 'Onyx Sleet' targeted Russian University in March 2023Russia;RussiaAndariel/APT45/Onyx Sleet fka PLUTONIUM/Silent Chollima/Stonefly/G0138/DarkSeoul < Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.01.2023North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Labyrinth Chollima gained access to network of unnamed Latin American banking company using QRLOG malware beginning in January 2023South America;Central America (region)Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
2023-07Lazarus Threat Group Attacking Windows Servers to Use as Malware Distribution PointsLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
Not availableLazarus Group targeted Windows IIS Web Servers in Global CampaignNot availableLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
2023-06Lazarus Threat Group Exploiting Vulnerability of Korean Finance Security SolutionLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2023-10Operation “Dream Magic”Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2023-10Elastic catches DPRK passing out KANDYKORNLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
(reporting period 2023-2024)Lazarus job-offer document attacks on German IT services, weapons/ammunition and aerospace sectorsGermanyLabyrinth Chollima / Lazarus / Diamond Sleet
2023-09-05T05:00:00.000ZVMConnect PyPI campaign (in "Threat research roundup: Lessons learned from recent PyPI and npm supply chain attacks")Lazarus; Labyrinth Chollima
01.08.2024North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Stonefly launched an attack on US companies in August 2024United StatesAndariel/APT45/Onyx Sleet fka PLUTONIUM/Silent Chollima/Stonefly/G0138/DarkSeoul < Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
01.04.2024North Korean APT Group Andariel targeted South Korean construction and machinery companies in April 2024Korea, Republic of;Korea, Republic ofAndariel/APT45/Onyx Sleet fka PLUTONIUM/Silent Chollima/Stonefly/G0138/DarkSeoul < Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
05.01.2024Lazarus Group suspected of having drained $7.5 million from crypto payment service provider CoinsPaid on 5 January 2024EstoniaLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
2024-02Slow Pisces Targets Developers With Coding Challenges and Introduces New Customized Python MalwareLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2024-05The Crypto Game of Lazarus APT: Investors vs. Zero-daysLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2024-11Operation “SyncHole”Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2025-01Operation “99”Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2025-01Operation “Phantom Circuit”Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2025-01Operation “Marstech Mayhem”Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
Not availableNorth Korean state-integrated hacking group Lazarus gained access to networks of defence and maritime companiesNot available;Not available;HungaryLazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)