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CSIS entry 557

Date (as written)
October 2020
Year
2020
Actor pages
Kimsuky

Source entries (2)

CSIS Significant Cyber Incidents

CSIS entry 557 · October 2020
A North Korean hacker group carried out attacks against aerospace and defense companies in Russia.
https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2026-07/260706_Significant_Cyber_Events.pdf?VersionId=1Li2342elpx5OV3lnGEYyXXB_LRbGnPm

CFR Cyber Operations Tracker

Targeting of Russian aerospace and defense companies · Oct 2020
North Korean hackers used spear-phishing emails and social media messages in hopes of stealing credentials related to Russian aerospace and defense companies.
https://www.cfr.org/cyber-operations/targeting-of-russian-aerospace-and-defense-companies
https://cryptonews.com/news/north-korean-crypto-hackers-now-target-russian-defense-firms-8029.htm
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4538451
https://www.nknews.org/2020/10/north-korean-group-accused-of-phishing-attack-against-russian-defense-industry/

Values found later for empty fields

country: Russia
A North Korean hacker group carried out attacks against aerospace and defense companies in Russia.
https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2026-07/260706_Significant_Cyber_Events.pdf?VersionId=1Li2342elpx5OV3lnGEYyXXB_LRbGnPm
actors: Kimsuky
Affiliations: Kimsuky ... North Korean hackers used spear-phishing emails and social media messages in hopes of stealing credentials related to Russian aerospace and defense companies.
https://www.cfr.org/cyber-operations/targeting-of-russian-aerospace-and-defense-companies

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