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Velvet Chollima (32)

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Date (as written)IncidentCountryActors
2023-05North Korea Using Social Engineering to Enable Hacking of Think Tanks, Academia, and MediaKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
01.01.2013Operation“Kimsuky”Korea, Republic of;Korea, Republic of;Korea, Republic of;Korea, Republic of;China;China;China;ChinaKimsuky/Velvet Chollima/STOLEN PENCIL/Emerald Sleet fka THALLIUM/Black Banshee/G0094
2018-03Operation “Baby Coin”Kimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2018-10Operation “Mystery Baby”Kimsuky, Velvet Chollima
February 2019CSIS entry 752
2019-01Operation “Kabar Cobra”Kimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2019-04Operation “Stealth Power”Kimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2019-04Operation “Smoke Screen”Kimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2019-07Operation “Red Salt”Kimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2020-03According to a tweet shared by South Korean cyber-security firm IssueMakersLab, a group of North Korean hackers also hid malware inside documents detailing South Korea's response to the COVID-19 epidemic.Kimsuky, Velvet Chollima
01.06.2021Kimsuky vs. South Korean think tanksKorea, Republic ofKimsuky/Velvet Chollima/STOLEN PENCIL/Emerald Sleet fka THALLIUM/Black Banshee/G0094
01.12.2022North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Kimsuky targeted the staff of consulting firm Korea Risk Group (KRG) and other organizations in the United States, Europe and Asia since December 2022Korea, Republic of;Asia (region);Asia (region);Europe (region);Europe (region);United States;United StatesKimsuky/Velvet Chollima/STOLEN PENCIL/Emerald Sleet fka THALLIUM/Black Banshee/G0094
2022-04Operation “Covert Stalker”Kimsuky, Velvet Chollima
01.04.2023North Korean state-sponsored APT Kimsuky stole technical data from unnamed South Korean defence company via email hack from April to July 2023Korea, Republic ofKimsuky/Velvet Chollima/STOLEN PENCIL/Emerald Sleet fka THALLIUM/Black Banshee/G0094
2023-11Kimsuky Targets South Korean Research Institutes with Fake Import DeclarationKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
01.05.2023North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Kimsuky stole documents from unspecified victims in May 2023Not availableKimsuky/Velvet Chollima/STOLEN PENCIL/Emerald Sleet fka THALLIUM/Black Banshee/G0094
2023-03North Korean APT group ‘Kimsuky’ targeting experts with new spearphishing campaignKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2023-05Kimsuky Group Using Meterpreter to Attack Web ServersKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2023-05Kimsuky Group’s Phishing Attacks Targetting North Korea-Related PersonnelKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2023-11SmallTiger Malware Used in Attacks Against South Korean Businesses (Kimsuky and Andariel)Kimsuky, Velvet Chollima
(reporting period 2023-2024)Kimsuky social engineering against German research, public administration, legal advice and education sectorsGermanyAPT43 / Velvet Chollima / Kimsuky / Emerald Sleet
21.02.2024North Korean state-sponsored hacker group Kimsuky exploited vulnerabilities to gain access to ScreenConnect customer systems since at least 21 February 2024Not availableKimsuky/Velvet Chollima/STOLEN PENCIL/Emerald Sleet fka THALLIUM/Black Banshee/G0094
2024Operation “DEEP#GOSU”Kimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2024-01North Korean hackers exploit VPN update flaw to install malwareKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2024-03Attack Activities by Kimsuky Targeting Japanese OrganizationsKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2024-05North Korean Hackers Exploit Facebook Messenger in Targeted Malware CampaignKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2024-07APT Group Kimsuky Targets University ResearchersKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2024-09North Korea Hackers Linked to Breach of German Missile ManufacturerKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2024-09North Korean Kimsuky Hackers Use Russian Email Addresses for Credential Theft AttacksKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2024-02-14T12:00:00+00:00 (published_time)Emerald Sleet spear-phishing of experts on North Korea and use of LLMsEmerald Sleet (THALLIUM); overlaps Kimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2025-02Operation “DEEP#DRIVE”Kimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2025-02Phishing Email Attacks by the Larva-24005 Group Targeting JapanKimsuky, Velvet Chollima