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CSIS entry 867

Date (as written)
March 2018
Year
2018
Actor pages
Hidden Cobra

Source entries (3)

CSIS Significant Cyber Incidents

CSIS entry 867 · March 2018
Cybersecurity researchers announce evidence that the same North Korean hacking group linked to the SWIFT financial network attacks has been targeting several major Turkish banks and government finance agencies.
https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2026-07/260706_Significant_Cyber_Events.pdf?VersionId=1Li2342elpx5OV3lnGEYyXXB_LRbGnPm

ThaiCERT Threat Group Cards

APT attack on Turkish Financial Sector. · 2018-03
APT attack on Turkish Financial Sector. Target: Turkish Financial Sector. Method: Spear-phishing with Bankshot implant. https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/hidden-cobra-targets-turkish-financial-sector-new-bankshot-implant/
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/hidden-cobra-targets-turkish-financial-sector-new-bankshot-implant/

Hackmageddon cyber attacks timelines (Paolo Passeri)

Several Financial Turkish Institutions · 08/03/2018
Researchers from McAfee reveal that the reputed state-sponsored North Korean hacking group Hidden Cobra has once again been fingered in a malware attack against financial organizations, this time apparently targeting Turkish institutions in a spear phishing campaign in early March, leveraging CVE-2018-4878.
https://www.hackmageddon.com/2018/04/09/1-15-march-2018-cyber-attacks-timeline/
https://www.scmagazine.com/spear-phishing-campaign-against-turkish-financial-institutions-appears-tied-to-north-korea/article/749775/

Values found later for empty fields

country: Turkish
Cybersecurity researchers announce evidence that the same North Korean hacking group linked to the SWIFT financial network attacks has been targeting several major Turkish banks and government finance agencies.
https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2026-07/260706_Significant_Cyber_Events.pdf?VersionId=1Li2342elpx5OV3lnGEYyXXB_LRbGnPm
actors: Hidden Cobra
North Korean Hidden Cobra APT targets Turkish financial industry with new Bankshot malware
https://securityaffairs.co/70052/apt/hidden-cobra-targets-turkish.html

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