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Sapphire Sleet macOS intrusion campaign (fake software update / Teams-themed lure)

Date (as written)
2026-04-16T15:00:00+00:00 (published_time)
Year
2026
Actors (as written)
Sapphire Sleet
Actor pages
Sapphire Sleet
Tags (as written)
sectors: finance, cryptocurrency, venture capital, blockchain

Source entries (1)

Microsoft Threat Intelligence (Microsoft Security Blog)

Sapphire Sleet macOS intrusion campaign (fake software update / Teams-themed lure) · 2026-04-16T15:00:00+00:00 (published_time)
Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified a campaign beginning in early 2026 by North Korean state actor Sapphire Sleet demonstrating new combinations of macOS-focused execution patterns and techniques ... Sapphire Sleet is a North Korean state actor active since at least March 2020 that primarily targets the finance sector, including cryptocurrency, venture capital, and blockchain organizations.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/04/16/dissecting-sapphire-sleets-macos-intrusion-from-lure-to-compromise/

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