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CISSM Cyber Events Database (copy exported 21 Apr 2023, via github.com/holisticinfosec/CISSM-EDA) (45)

Date (as written)IncidentCountryActors
2014-12Sony Pictures EntertainmentUnited StatesLazarus
2014-12Korea Hydro and Nuclear PowerKorea, Republic ofKimsuky
2014-07Seoul MetroKorea, Republic of
On December 2 and 3, 2014Spear-phishing of AMC Theatres employeesU.S.JON CHANG HYOK, KIM IL, PARK JIN HYOK and other hackers/conspirators (RGB)
On December 9, 2015Fraudulent wire transfers from the Vietnamese BankVietnamJON CHANG HYOK, KIM IL, PARK JIN HYOK and other hackers/conspirators (RGB)
2015-01Banco del AustroEcuadorBluenoroff
October 2015CSIS entry 990
2018-10FASTCashZZZHidden Cobra
2016-08Defense NetworkKorea, Republic ofAndariel
2016-05SK/HanjinKorea, Republic ofAndariel
2016-02Bangladesh Central BankBangladeshBluenoroff
March 2016CSIS entry 977
Aug 2016Compromise of computer networks associated with diplomats, journalists, and others in South KoreaSouth Korea
2017-10Central American Online CasinoBluenoroff
2017-10Far Eastern International BankTaiwanBluenoroff
2017-05WannaCry RansomwareZZZ, 🇷🇺 Russian Federation, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇫🇷 France, 🇰🇷 Korea, Republic of, 🇮🇳 India, 🇨🇳 China, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇺🇸 United StatesLazarus
2017-04YapizonKorea, Republic ofBluenoroff
2017-12-15Bitcoin Insiders in LondonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandNGB 3rd Technical Surveillance Bureau
2018-12RedBancChileHidden Cobra
2018-05Sejong InstitueKorea, Republic ofAndariel
2018-01BancomextMexicoBluenoroff
2018-08Operation “AppleJeus”Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2019-10Kudankulam Nuclear Power PlantIndiaLazarus
21/08/2019North Korea?>1?
01.07.2019Fractured StatueUnited StatesTA406/Konni Group/Opal Sleet fka OSMIUM < Kimsuky
2019-11-07Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)IndiaNGB 3rd Technical Surveillance Bureau
2021-05-31T17:00:00+00:00Kimsuky APT continues to target South Korean government using AppleSeed backdoorSouth KoreaKimsuky (Thallium, Black Banshee, Velvet Chollima)
2021-01-25T23:59:00+00:00 (datePublished)Campaign targeting security researchers (fake research blog, Twitter profiles, Visual Studio projects)government-backed entity based in North Korea
23/12/20Undisclosed pharmaceutical companyN/ALazarus Group
mid-March 2020“Security alert”-themed spear-phishing of 28 individuals including 11 officials from six Security Council membersKimsuky advanced persistent threat group
August 13, 2020Operation ‘Dream Job’ Widespread North Korean Espionage Campaign
2020-10-01Alejandro CaceresUnited States of AmericaJames Willy
2020-09-03CNN-News18IndiaNGB 3rd Technical Surveillance Bureau
published 2020-08-28DOJ forfeiture complaint for 280 addresses tied to two exchange hacksLazarus Group
2020-08-25Cryptocurrency exchangeUndeterminedNGB 3rd Technical Surveillance Bureau
2021-11bZxUnited StatesBluenoroff
2021-06Korea Atomic Energy Research InstituteKorea, Republic of
February 2021CSIS entry 509
April 2022CSIS entry 353
2022-11-15T10:00:28DTrack activity targeting Europe and Latin America
2022 EarlyTracing State-Aligned Activity Targeting Journalists, MediaLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2022-08deBridge Finance crypto platform targeted by Lazarus hackersLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2022-12-27T08:00:26BlueNoroff introduces new methods bypassing MoTW
2022-07-05Multiple organizations in JapanJapanNGB 3rd Technical Surveillance Bureau
27 Apr 2022Stonefly: North Korea-linked Spying Operation Continues to Hit High-value Targets