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Date (as written)IncidentCountryActors
01.04.2004DDoS North Korea 2004Korea, Republic of;Korea, Republic of;Korea, Republic of;Korea, Republic of;Korea, Republic ofUnknown
01.03.2007Chemical HackKorea, Republic of;Korea, Republic ofUnknown
01.01.2011Retaliation for Kim Jong Il HackKorea, Republic ofUnknown
01.01.2014North korea prepare to attack against SKKorea, Republic of;Korea, Republic ofUnknown
01.09.2020Unidentified North Korean Hackers Gained Access to an Unnamed Company and Stole Data from the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) Energy Company in September 2020 and June 2024Not available;Korea, Republic ofUnknown
01.11.2022Presumed North Korean Threat Actors Have Been Targeting Personal Email Accounts of About 100 High-Ranking South Korean Military And State Officials Since November 2022Korea, Republic of;Korea, Republic of;Korea, Republic ofUnknown
01.11.2022North Korean state-sponsored APT Lazarus Group hacked into unnamed South Korean defence company and stole data starting in November 2022Korea, Republic ofUnknown
01.12.2023North Korean threat groups compromised South Korean Semiconductor companies in late 2023 and early 2024Korea, Republic ofUnknown
01.01.2023North Korean hackers infiltrated email account of staff member of Office of South Korean PresidentKorea, Republic ofUnknown
01.06.2024The North Korean state-sponsored hacking group UNC2970 gained access to a multinational energy company in June 2024Not availableUnknown
19.08.2024North Korean Hacker Group Citrine Sleet Exploits Chromium Zero-Day Vulnerability on 19 August 2024United StatesUnknown
01.06.2024Lazarus APT group exploited a zero-day vulerability in early June 2024 against unspecified targetsNot availableUnknown
01.01.2024North Korean hackers target South Korean defense contractor on 8 August 2024Korea, Republic ofUnknown
01.05.2024The North Korean state-aligned hacking group Moonstone Sleet compromised an aircraft parts manufacturer in May 2024Not availableUnknown
01.02.2024The North Korean state-aligned hacking group Moonstone Sleet has been infecting unnamed individuals or organisations with, among other things, the malware uploader YouieLoad since February 2024Not availableUnknown
2026-06-24Software developers using npm (html-to-gutenberg, fetch-page-assets) and 16 hijacked Go packagesMultipleUnknown (linked to North Korea "Fake Font" / Contagious Interview)
20/09/2026npm package @dforge-core/dforge-mcp (versions 0.2.20/0.2.21); 65+ public GitHub repositories, 73 infected files, 22 accountsUNKNOWNUnknown (possible unconfirmed link to PolinRider/North Korea)