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North Korean IT workers as insider threat (UNC5267), 5% of initial infection vectors in 2024

Date (as written)
M-Trends 2025 (report year; no day-level date on PDF)
Year
2025
Actors (as written)
UNC5267 (North Korean IT workers)
Actor pages
UNC5267
Tags (as written)
financial services; telecommunications; media and entertainment; retail; technology industries

Source entries (1)

Mandiant M-Trends 2025 (PDF)

North Korean IT workers as insider threat (UNC5267), 5% of initial infection vectors in 2024 · M-Trends 2025 (report year; no day-level date on PDF)
Specifically, a surge in North Korean IT workers seeking employment under false pretenses led to insider threat representing 5% of identified initial infection vectors. Mandiant primarily tracks this activity as UNC5267.
https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/m-trends-2025-en.pdf

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