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Moonstone Sleet (14)

Events whose actors field, as written by the source, names this.

Date (as written)IncidentCountryActors
01.12.2023The North Korean state-aligned hacking group Moonstone Sleet compromised a defence technology company and stole credentials as well as intellectual property in early December 2023Not availableMoonstone Sleet / Storm-1789
2024-05FakePenny RansomwareZZZMoonstone Sleet
01.04.2024The North Korean state-aligned hacking group Moonstone Sleet compromised a drone technology company in April 2024Not availableMoonstone Sleet / Storm-1789
28/05/2024Multiple organizations>1Moonstone Sleet (previously tracked as Storm-1789)
June 13, 2024A New North Korean Group Emerges, Disrupting the Open-Source Ecosystem (Moonstone Sleet npm packages)Moonstone Sleet; Jade Sleet
2024-05-28T16:00:00+00:00 (published_time)Moonstone Sleet malicious tank game DeTankWarMoonstone Sleet
2024Data theft and extortion of a U.S. aerospace companyUnited StatesMoonstone Sleet
2024-05-28T16:00:00+00:00 (published_time)Moonstone Sleet trojanized PuTTY via LinkedIn, Telegram and freelancing platforms (August 2023)Moonstone Sleet (formerly Storm-1789)
2024-05-28T16:00:00+00:00 (published_time)Moonstone Sleet malicious npm packages / fake skills assessmentsMoonstone Sleet
2024-05-28T16:00:00+00:00 (published_time)Moonstone Sleet fake companies StarGlow Ventures and C.C. Waterfall email campaignsMoonstone Sleet
Q2 2024 (from title: APT Quarterly Highlights : Q2 2024)Moonstone Sleet, Lazarus Kaolin RAT and Kimsuky Gomir/ReconShark activitySouth KoreaKimsuky (Springtail); Moonstone Sleet (Storm-1789); Lazarus Group; Andariel
since at least February 2025Qilin ransomware deployments, including a U.S. healthcare providerUnited StatesMoonstone Sleet (affiliate of Qilin)
2026-05-20T13:00:00.000ZMoonstone Sleet as a Qilin ransomware affiliate (in "Inside the RaaS Ecosystem")Moonstone Sleet
Not availableThe North Korean state-aligned hacking group Moonstone Sleet delivered malicious npm packages to a victim with an associated project and stole its credentialsNot availableMoonstone Sleet / Storm-1789