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Proofpoint Threat Insight (11)

Date (as written)IncidentCountryActors
2017-12Unknown POSKorea, Republic ofLazarus
2017/2018Cryptocurrency attacks on South Korean exchanges.Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
November 18, 2021TA406 credential theft campaigns (2021) against foreign policy experts, journalists and NGOsTA406 (part of Kimsuky / Thallium / Konni)
2022 EarlyTracing State-Aligned Activity Targeting Journalists, MediaLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
January 25, 2023TA444 cryptocurrency theft (2021-2022)TA444 (APT38, Bluenoroff, BlackAlicanto, Stardust Chollima, COPERNICIUM)
January 25, 2023TA444 OneDrive credential harvesting campaign (early December 2022)United States and CanadaTA444
May 24, 2023TA444 phishing of a US digital banking institution (December 2022, CageyChameleon)United StatesTA444
April 16, 2024TA427 benign-conversation phishing of foreign policy experts with DMARC abuse (since 2023)US; Republic of Korea (ROK or South Korea)TA427 (Emerald Sleet, APT43, THALLIUM, Kimsuky)
April 17, 2025TA427 ClickFix campaign against think tanks; Japanese diplomat impersonation (January-February 2025)Washington, DC; South Korea (infrastructure)TA427 (Kimsuky / Emerald Sleet)
May 13, 2025TA406 phishing and malware against Ukrainian government entities (February 2025)Ukraine; Russia (historical)TA406 (Opal Sleet, Konni)
June 08, 2026UNK_DeadDrop developer-recruitment phishing against close to 100 organizations (April-May 2026)UNK_DeadDrop (very likely North Korea-aligned)