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DeathNote cluster

Date (as written)
01.05.2021
Year
2021
Country
Korea, Republic of;Korea, Republic of;Latvia;Latvia
Actors (as written)
Lazarus Group/Labyrinth Chollima/HIDDEN COBRA/Guardians of Peace/Diamond Sleet fka ZINC/NICKEL ACADEMY/NewRomanic Cyber Army Team/Whois Hacking Team/Appleworm/Group 77/G0032 (Reconnaissance General Bureau, Bureau 121, Unit 180, Lab 110)
Actor pages
Lazarus GroupLabyrinth ChollimaHIDDEN COBRAGuardians of PeaceDiamond Sleet fka ZINCNICKEL ACADEMYNewRomanic Cyber Army TeamWhois Hacking TeamApplewormGroup 77G0032
Tags (as written)
Hijacking without Misuse

Source entries (4)

EuRepoC

DeathNote cluster · 01.05.2021
In 2021, two attacks were perpetrated by the Lazarus Group using an updated DeathNote cluster. The first attack targeted a think tank in South Korea and the second an IT asset monitoring vendor. Kaspersky therefore assumes that the threat actor wants to build the attack capabilities on supply chains.
https://www.securityweek.com/kaspersky-north-korean-hackers-targeting-it-supply-chain
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-state-hackers-start-targeting-the-it-supply-chain/
https://usa.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/2021_apt-actor-lazarus-attacks-defense-industry-develops-supply-chain-attack-capabilities
https://securelist.com/apt-trends-report-q3-2021/104708/
https://securelist.com/the-lazarus-group-deathnote-campaign/109490/

CFR Cyber Operations Tracker

Targeting of South Korean think tank · Oct 2021
Using an unusual route to gain access to civil society and government groups, North Korean hackers accessed the servers of a South Korean think tank by compromising a Latvian company providing third-party services.
https://www.cfr.org/cyber-operations/targeting-of-south-korean-think-tank
https://securelist.com/apt-trends-report-q3-2021/104708/
https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/north-korean-lazarus-hacking-group-leverages-supply-chain-attacks-to-distribute-malware-for-cyber-espionage/

Hackmageddon cyber attacks timelines (Paolo Passeri)

South Korean think tank · 26/10/2021
Researchers from Kaspersky reveal the details of a new campaign by the Lazarus Group targeting a South Korean think tank using new variant of the BLINDINGCAN backdoor. [Date Occurred: During June 2021; Date Discovered: -]
https://www.hackmageddon.com/2021/12/01/16-31-october-2021-cyber-attacks-timeline/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-state-hackers-start-targeting-the-it-supply-chain/

Hackmageddon cyber attacks timelines (Paolo Passeri)

Company developing asset monitoring solutions in Latvia · 26/10/2021
Researchers from Kaspersky reveal the details of a new campaign by the Lazarus Group targeting a company developing asset monitoring solutions in Latvia using new variant of the Copperhedge backdoor. [Date Occurred: During May 2021; Date Discovered: -]
https://www.hackmageddon.com/2021/12/01/16-31-october-2021-cyber-attacks-timeline/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-state-hackers-start-targeting-the-it-supply-chain/

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