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UN Panel of Experts S/2020/151 (10)

Date (as written)IncidentCountryActors
2016 and 2017; October 2017 campaignSpearphishing operation targeting the UNSC 1718 Committee’s Panel of Expertscyberactors of the DPRK, probably belonging to the Kimsuky Group
August 2017“File sharing”-themed spearphishing campaigns against the UN including the Security CouncilKimsuky
2018-08Operation “AppleJeus”Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2019-10Kudankulam Nuclear Power PlantIndiaLazarus
October 2019AppleJeus Version 2: JMT Trading (trojanized cryptocurrency application)HIDDEN COBRA
2019-12-11T17:00:24.000Z5 Things to Know About SentinelLabs’ Finding Link Between Crimeware and APT Lazarus | SentinelOne
August 2019Spearphishing targeted at five permanent missions of UN Security Council member countries (ANSSI report)China; France; Belgium; Peru; South Africa (permanent missions)Kimsuky and Group123 (technical links per ANSSI)
January 2020At least three Panel experts targetedcyberactors of the DPRK
Attacks against Korea Hydro and Nuclear PowerRepublic of KoreaKimsuky Group (also known as Velvet Chollima)
Spearphishing of 38 email addresses of foreign government representatives to the UNDPRK cyber actor associated with the Kimsuky cyber threat group