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Malwarebytes Labs / ThreatDown blog (13)

Date (as written)IncidentCountryActors
2021-05-31T17:00:00+00:00Kimsuky APT continues to target South Korean government using AppleSeed backdoorSouth KoreaKimsuky (Thallium, Black Banshee, Velvet Chollima)
2020-05-11Lazarus’ MacOS Dacls RAT Shows Multi-Platform Ability
2021-08-19T17:00:00+00:00New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targeting RussiaRussiaAPT37 (Konni, potentially linked)
2021-01-05T17:00:00+00:00Retrohunting APT37: VBA self decode technique to inject RokRatAPT37
2021-04-19T22:00:00+00:00Lazarus APT conceals malicious code within BMP image to drop its RATSouth KoreaLazarus APT
2022-01North Korea’s Lazarus APT leverages Windows Update client, GitHub in latest campaignLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2022-07-09T17:00:00+00:00North Korean APT targets US healthcare sector with Maui ransomwareUnited StatesState-sponsored North Korean threat actors
2022-01-25T17:00:00+00:00KONNI evolves into stealthier RATRussia; South KoreaKimsuky umbrella (KONNI)
February 09, 2023DPRK ransomware attacks on Healthcare and Public Health and other critical infrastructureDPRK cyber actors
2023-03-30T11:37:54+00:00 (published_time)3CX Desktop App supply chain compromise (ICONIC)UTA0040, later attributed to Lazarus
2024-05FakePenny RansomwareZZZMoonstone Sleet
2024-06-25T15:14:00+00:00GrimResource MSC attack used by KimsukyJapan (signs of deployment)Kimsuky APT group
2024-09-24T14:42:41+00:00North Korean IT workers—or how not to solve the IT staff shortageNorth Korea (DPRK) IT workers