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Dyadic Cyber Incident Dataset v2 (37)

Date (as written)IncidentCountryActors
01.03.2007Chemical HackKorea, Republic of;Korea, Republic ofUnknown
2009-077.7 DDoSUnited States, ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Korea, Republic of
7/7/2010Blue House attackN Korea / S Korea
2011-04NongHyup BankKorea, Republic of
2011-033.4 DDoSKorea, Republic of, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
01.01.2011Retaliation for Kim Jong Il HackKorea, Republic ofUnknown
12/7/2011December defacementUS / N Korea
6/7/2011June DDoSN Korea / S Korea
12/20/2011Telecom shut downN Korea / S Korea
2013-033.20 Cyber TerrorKorea, Republic ofWHOis Team
4/4/2013OpTroy Defense Contractor breachN Korea / S Korea
10/20/2013OnionDogN Korea / S Korea
2014-12Sony Pictures EntertainmentUnited StatesLazarus
2014-12Korea Hydro and Nuclear PowerKorea, Republic ofKimsuky
2014-07Seoul MetroKorea, Republic of
October 2015CSIS entry 990
2016-08Defense NetworkKorea, Republic ofAndariel
9/5/2016US power company hacksUS / N Korea
Aug 2016Compromise of computer networks associated with diplomats, journalists, and others in South KoreaSouth Korea
9/1/2016AnderialN Korea / S Korea
2017-06Bithumb#2Korea, Republic ofBluenoroff
2017-05WannaCry RansomwareZZZ, ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russian Federation, ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan, ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom, ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France, ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Korea, Republic of, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China, ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany, ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia, ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United StatesLazarus
2017-02Bithumb#1Korea, Republic ofBluenoroff
October 2017CSIS entry 892
2017-08The Blockbuster Saga ContinuesLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
01.09.2017North Korean Lazarus group conducts Operation Sharpshooter against organziations in global defense and critical infrastructure since September 2017United States;United States;United States;United StatesLazarus 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)
4/1/2017Fake FundraiserUS / N Korea
12/1/2017DPRK Crypto-launderingUS / N Korea
2018-06Bithumb#3Korea, Republic ofBluenoroff
2018-05Sejong InstitueKorea, Republic ofAndariel
December 2018CSIS entry 779
2/1/2019Babyshark - USUS / N Korea
2019-03Bithumb#4Korea, Republic of
February 2019CSIS entry 752
11/28/2019South Korean Supply ChainsN Korea / S Korea
June 2020CSIS entry 612
5/1/2020COVID disruption_DPRKUS / N Korea