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2017 (99)

Date (as written)IncidentCountryActors
2017-12YoubitKorea, Republic ofBluenoroff
2017-12Unknown POSKorea, Republic ofLazarus
2017-12NiceHashSloveniaBluenoroff
2017-10Marine ChainSingaporeBluenoroff
2017-10Central American Online CasinoBluenoroff
2017-10Tunisian Financial InstitutionTunisiaBluenoroff
2017-10Far Eastern International BankTaiwanBluenoroff
2017-10Hermes RansomwareTaiwanLazarus
2017-09CoinisKorea, Republic ofBluenoroff
2017-09HanatourKorea, Republic ofAndariel
2017-09NIC Asia BankNepalBluenoroff
2017-06Bithumb#2Korea, Republic ofBluenoroff
2017-05WannaCry RansomwareZZZ, 🇷🇺 Russian Federation, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇫🇷 France, 🇰🇷 Korea, Republic of, 🇮🇳 India, 🇨🇳 China, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇺🇸 United StatesLazarus
2017-05Labor UnionsKorea, Republic ofAndariel
2017-04YapizonKorea, Republic ofBluenoroff
2017-03Chongho EasycashKorea, Republic ofAndariel
2017-02Bithumb#1Korea, Republic ofBluenoroff
October 2017CSIS entry 892
August 2017CSIS entry 905
2017-08The Blockbuster Saga ContinuesLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
June 2017CSIS entry 918
April 2017CSIS entry 931
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)
01.04.2017Lazarus (NorthKorea) attacks endusers because of financial interestsUnknown;UnknownLazarus 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)
01.01.2017Reaper vs. Japan/Vietnam/Middle EastVietnam;Vietnam;Vietnam;Vietnam;Vietnam;Vietnam;Vietnam;Vietnam;Vietnam;Japan;Japan;Japan;Japan;Japan;Japan;Japan;Japan;Japan;Middle East (region);Middle East (region);Middle East (region);Middle East (region);Middle East (region);Middle East (region);Middle East (region);Middle East (region);Middle East (region)APT37/Richochet Chollima/Red Eyes/InkySquid/ScarCruft/Reaper/Group123/TEMP.Reaper/Venus 121/G0067;Group123
01.01.2017Lazarus Bitcoin HijackKorea, Republic ofLazarus 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);Reconnaissance General Bureau
2017 LateSeveral financial sector and a casino breaches using KillDisk wiping malware in Latin America and USA.Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2017/2018Cryptocurrency attacks on South Korean exchanges.Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2017-03Operation “Are You Happy?”Reaper, APT 37, Ricochet Chollima, ScarCruft
2017-05Operation “FreeMilk”Reaper, APT 37, Ricochet Chollima, ScarCruft
2017-11Operation “North Korean Human Right”Reaper, APT 37, Ricochet Chollima, ScarCruft
2017-12Operation “Fractured Block”Reaper, APT 37, Ricochet Chollima, ScarCruft
4/1/2017Fake FundraiserUS / N Korea
12/1/2017DPRK Crypto-launderingUS / N Korea
2017-12-15Bitcoin Insiders in LondonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandNGB 3rd Technical Surveillance Bureau
2017-01-01Bithumb
2017-07-152017 Cryptojacking Incidents
May-Sept 2017 / 23 September 2017ROK Police reported attacks on three cryptocurrency exchanges by DPRK actors and detailed that 25 employeesROKSuspected DPRK (annex title)
2017-07-01Korbit
May 2017; 2017 through 2020Ransomware and Cyber-Enabled Extortion (WannaCry 2.0 and extortion of victim companies)Jon Chang Hyok, Kim Il, Park Jin Hyok (RGB; Lazarus Group and APT38)
(report 2017)Lazarus attacks on banks worldwide to trigger forged SWIFT transfersLazarus-Gruppe (BSI: link to the North Korean state is a security-vendor assumption, not confirmed)
In December 2017GCSB statement of concern about DPRK cyber actors' involvement in WannaCryDPRK cyber actors
2017-04-102017-4-10 Global Cyber Attack Reports
2017-05-222017-5-22 Global Cyber Attack Reports
On August 24, 2017Ransomware and extortion of a victim companyJON CHANG HYOK, KIM IL, PARK JIN HYOK and other hackers/conspirators (RGB)
On October 13, 2017Extortion of Central American Online Casino 1 after theft of customer informationCentral AmericaJON CHANG HYOK, KIM IL, PARK JIN HYOK and other hackers/conspirators (RGB)
On November 2, 2017Extortion of Central American Online Casino 2 after theft of customer informationCentral AmericaJON CHANG HYOK, KIM IL, PARK JIN HYOK and other hackers/conspirators (RGB)
On December 15, 2017Theft from Slovenian Cryptocurrency Company (crypto-mining company, Ljubljana)SloveniaJON CHANG HYOK, KIM IL, PARK JIN HYOK and other hackers/conspirators (RGB)
Beginning in February 2017 and continuing through May 2017Spear-phishing of U.S. cleared defense contractorsU.S.JON CHANG HYOK, KIM IL, PARK JIN HYOK and other hackers/conspirators (RGB)
From in or around April 2017 to in or around March 2023Yanbian Silverstar / Volasys Silverstar IT worker scheme (at least 130 DPRK IT workers, "IT Warriors")People's Republic of China; Russian Federation (company bases); U.S. victimsJONG SONG HWA, RI KYONG SIK, KIM RYU SONG, RIM UN CHOL, KIM MU RIM and co-defendants; Yanbian Silverstar; Volasys Silverstar
2017-12-19T16:45:38+00:00 (published_time)Microsoft and Facebook disrupt ZINC (Lazarus Group) malware; WannaCry attributionZINC, also known as the Lazarus Group
01/01/2017Several Institutions in the British GovernmentGB>1
13/02/2017Several Banks Worldwide>1Lazarus APT
23/02/2017South Korea?KRNorth Korea?
03/04/2017South Korean users in the public sectorKRNorth Korea?
05/04/2017South Korea and United StatesKR USNorth Korea
03/05/2017Assets related to North Korea>1?
09/05/2017Unnamed TargetN/A? (linked to North Korea?)
08/08/2017Several North Korean OrganizationsKP?
11/09/2017South Korea>1North Korea
10/10/2017South Korea-US Operational PlanUS KR?
20/11/2017South KoreaKRThe Lazarus Group
2017-12-193.20 공격 조직의 최신 오퍼레이션 '코인 매니저 (Coin Manager)'Lazarus; 라자루스
2017-12-04라자루스(Lazarus) 조직, 암호화폐 관계자를 대상으로 한 스피어피싱 지속Lazarus; 라자루스
2017-07-03라자루스 위협조직, 비트코인 관련 내용으로 진행 중인 APT 공격 주의라자루스
2017-12-21북한의 공격그룹 ‘HIDDEN COBRA’, 일본에서 활동한 흔적 발견HIDDEN COBRA; Hidden Cobra
2017-12-19北朝鮮関与の攻撃グループ、仮想通貨関連企業へ標的型攻撃Lazarus
2017-06-12북한발 해킹 유사 사례서 새 HWP 공격코드 발견
August 2017“File sharing”-themed spearphishing campaigns against the UN including the Security CouncilKimsuky
2017Theft of BTC from a German victimGermanya DPRK cyber actor
2017-09-17 (datePublished)Watering hole compromise of a bitcoin news site (2016)North Korean operators
2017-04-03T17:57:56Lazarus Under The Hood
2017-04-27APT Trends report, Q1 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2017-04-27APT Trends report, Q1 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 2)
2017-04-27APT Trends report, Q1 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 3)
2017-04-27APT Trends report, Q1 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 4)
2017-04-27APT Trends report, Q1 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 5)
2017-08-08APT Trends report Q2 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2017-08-08APT Trends report Q2 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 2)
2017-08-08APT Trends report Q2 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 3)
2017-08-15IT threat evolution Q2 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2017-08-15IT threat evolution Q2 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 2)
2017-08-15IT threat evolution Q2 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 3)
2017-08-15IT threat evolution Q2 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 4)
2017-08-15IT threat evolution Q2 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 5)
2017-08-15IT threat evolution Q2 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 6)
2017-08-15IT threat evolution Q2 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 7)
2017-08-15IT threat evolution Q2 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 8)
2017-08-15IT threat evolution Q2 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 9)
2017-08-15IT threat evolution Q2 2017 (DPRK-related paragraph 10)
2017-11-14APT Trends report Q3 2017 | Securelist (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2017-11-20T14:45:25Operation Blockbuster Goes Mobile
2017-08-15T09:00:37IT threat evolution Q2 2017
2017-11-28T08:00:00.000ZA Deep Dive Analysis of the FALLCHILL Remote Administration Tool
2017-08-15T07:00:00.000ZA Quick Look at a New KONNI RAT Variant
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 15:42:47 +0000Remote Access Trojan KONNI Targeting North Korea Technical Analysis and Solution
2017-05-30T12:51:19+00:00LAZARUS ARISEN
December 12, 2017BLOCKBUSTED: Lazarus, Blockbuster, and North KoreaLazarus group
October 10, 2017North Korea and Iran Use CodeProject to Develop Malware (WannaCry, Joanap)North Korean government (WannaCry, Joanap)