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Microsoft Threat Intelligence (Microsoft Security Blog) (25)

Date (as written)IncidentCountryActors
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
2022-07H0lyGh0st RansomwareUnited StatesDEV-0530
2022-09-29T16:00:00+00:00 (published_time)ZINC weaponizing open-source software (PuTTY, KiTTY, TightVNC, Sumatra PDF Reader, muPDF/Subliminal Recording) via LinkedIn/WhatsAppUS, UK, India, and RussiaZINC (now Diamond Sleet)
2022-12-06T17:00:00+00:00 (published_time)DEV-0139 targeted attacks against the cryptocurrency industry via Telegram chat groupsDEV-0139 (now Citrine Sleet)
2022-11-10T17:00:00+00:00 (published_time)ZINC weaponizing open-source software (CyberWarCon 2022 talk)34 countriesZINC (now Diamond Sleet)
2023-11CyberLinkTaiwanDiamond Sleet
01.10.2023North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Diamond Sleet compromised vulnerable TeamCity servers since early October 2023Not availableAndariel/APT45/Onyx Sleet fka PLUTONIUM/Silent Chollima/Stonefly/G0138/DarkSeoul < Lazarus 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)
2023-10-18T16:30:00+00:00 (published_time)Diamond Sleet software supply chain compromise of a German software provider (August 2023)GermanDiamond Sleet (ZINC)
2024-05FakePenny RansomwareZZZMoonstone Sleet
19.08.2024North Korean Hacker Group Citrine Sleet Exploits Chromium Zero-Day Vulnerability on 19 August 2024United StatesUnknown
01.05.2024The North Korean state-aligned hacking group Moonstone Sleet compromised an aircraft parts manufacturer in May 2024Not availableUnknown
2024-11-22T11:00:00+00:00 (published_time)Sapphire Sleet cryptocurrency theft (fake venture capitalist / recruiter schemes)Sapphire Sleet
2024-05-28T16:00:00+00:00 (published_time)Moonstone Sleet malicious tank game DeTankWarMoonstone Sleet
2024-02-14T12:00:00+00:00 (published_time)Emerald Sleet spear-phishing of experts on North Korea and use of LLMsEmerald Sleet (THALLIUM); overlaps Kimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2024-05-28T16:00:00+00:00 (published_time)Moonstone Sleet trojanized PuTTY via LinkedIn, Telegram and freelancing platforms (August 2023)Moonstone Sleet (formerly Storm-1789)
2024-05-28T16:00:00+00:00 (published_time)Moonstone Sleet malicious npm packages / fake skills assessmentsMoonstone Sleet
2024-05-28T16:00:00+00:00 (published_time)Moonstone Sleet fake companies StarGlow Ventures and C.C. Waterfall email campaignsMoonstone Sleet
2024-07-25T15:57:18+00:00 (published_time)Onyx Sleet intelligence-gathering campaigns; May 2024 targeting of South Korean educational institutions, construction and manufacturing organizationsIndia, South Korea, and the United States; South KoreanOnyx Sleet
2024-11-22T11:00:00+00:00 (published_time)Ruby Sleet supply chain attack on a Korean construction company (VeraPort) and aerospace/defense compromisesKoreanRuby Sleet
2024-11-22T11:00:00+00:00 (published_time)North Korean IT workers (repository found October 2024)operating out of North Korea, Russia, and ChinaNorth Korean IT workers
2025-06-30T19:17:49+00:00 (published_time)Jasper Sleet North Korean remote IT workers using AI; 3,000 Microsoft consumer accounts suspendedUnited States (US) companies; globallyJasper Sleet (formerly Storm-0287); also Storm-1877 and Moonstone Sleet
2026-03AxiosBluenoroff
2026-03-06T17:00:00+00:00 (published_time)Jasper Sleet and Coral Sleet (formerly Storm-1877) operationalizing AI in remote IT worker activityJasper Sleet; Coral Sleet (formerly Storm-1877)
2026-04-16T15:00:00+00:00 (published_time)Sapphire Sleet macOS intrusion campaign (fake software update / Teams-themed lure)Sapphire Sleet
2026-04-21T16:03:09+00:00 (published_time)Jasper Sleet abuse of Workday Recruiting Web Service / career sitesJasper Sleet