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2021 (171)

Date (as written)IncidentCountryActors
2025-05LND
2023-01Seoul Central District CourtKorea, Republic ofLazarus
2022-07Maui RansomwareUnited States, 🇯🇵 JapanAndariel
2022-03Arkansas Healthcare CompanyUnited StatesAndariel
2021-11bZxUnited StatesBluenoroff
2021-10DSME#2Korea, Republic of
2021-10MGNRUnited StatesBluenoroff
2021-08LiquidJapan
2021-07Bondly FinanceUnited StatesBluenoroff
2021-06Fetch.aiUnited Kingdom
2021-06Seoul National University HospitalKorea, Republic of
2021-06Korea Aerospace IndustriesKorea, Republic ofKimsuky
2021-06Korea Atomic Energy Research InstituteKorea, Republic of
2021-05FinNexusVirgin Islands, BritishBluenoroff
2021-04EasyFiIndiaBluenoroff
January 2022CSIS entry 396
December 2021CSIS entry 401
September 2021CSIS entry 422
2021-03-31T16:00:00+00:00 (datePublished)Fake offensive security company "SecuriElite" set up to target security researchersTurkey (claimed location of fake company)North Korean government-backed entity
February 2021CSIS entry 509
01.01.2021State-sponsored North Korean hacking group Lazarus deployed newly discovered backdoor WinorDLL64 against unspecified South Korean targets since 2021Korea, 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)
01.10.2021North Korean state-sponsored hacker group Lazarus gained access to the corporate network of an aerospace company in the Netherlands in October 2021NetherlandsLazarus 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)
2021-03ScarCruft surveilling North Korean defectors and human rights activistsReaper, APT 37, Ricochet Chollima, ScarCruft
November 18, 2021TA406 credential theft campaigns (2021) against foreign policy experts, journalists and NGOsTA406 (part of Kimsuky / Thallium / Konni)
2021-08-19T17:00:00+00:00New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targeting RussiaRussiaAPT37 (Konni, potentially linked)
01.11.2021BlueNoroff hackers steal crypto using fake MetaMask extensionUnited States;Russia;China;India;United Kingdom;Ukraine;Poland;Czech Republic;United Arab Emirates;GermanyBlue Noroff/APT38/Stardust Chollima/G0082/Sapphire Sleet fka COPERNICUM/Genie Spider < 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)
01.06.2021Kimsuky vs. South Korean think tanksKorea, Republic ofKimsuky/Velvet Chollima/STOLEN PENCIL/Emerald Sleet fka THALLIUM/Black Banshee/G0094
01.05.2021DeathNote clusterKorea, Republic of;Korea, Republic of;Latvia;LatviaLazarus 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)
01.01.2021North Korean defector Kang Mi-JinKorea, Democratic People's Republic of;Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofAPT37/Richochet Chollima/Red Eyes/InkySquid/ScarCruft/Reaper/Group123/TEMP.Reaper/Venus 121/G0067
2021-11-10T22:11:00.000ZNorth Korean attackers use malicious blogs to deliver malware to high-profile South Korean targets
2021-03Lazarus Attack Activities Targeting Japan (VSingle/ValeforBeta)Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2021-06APT actor Lazarus attacks defense industry, develops supply chain attack capabilitiesLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
10/11/2021Security Researchers worldwide>1Lazarus Group AKA HIDDEN COBRA
2021-04North Korean APT InkySquid Infects Victims Using Browser ExploitsReaper, APT 37, Ricochet Chollima, ScarCruft
2021-01-22Indodax ATO
2021-02-18BOLT Token Holder
2021-03-05Paid Network
2021-03-16GaijinEagle
2021-04-02Mudge / Etna / Mokens Deployer
2021-05-12990.1 BTC
2021-06-03NAOs Finance
2021-06-21Market Maker
2021-06-23Coinsquare
2021-07-13Tower Capital
2021-07-13Advcash
2021-08-01Aug Sept Oct 2021 Hacks
2021-08-12DAO Maker
2021-10-28Metaplay / Polyplay
2021-11-01YFETH Admin Key
2021-11-26SCC
Nov 2021Targeting of Chinese cybersecurity researchers.Chinese hacking groupsLazarus Group
2021-07-1212th July – Threat Intelligence Report
Apr 2021Targeting of South African freight companiesSouth African shipping companiesLazarus Group
2021-06-15T12:40:11Andariel evolves to target South Korea with ransomware
26/11/2021Employees at South Korean security companiesKRAttackers from North Korea (Zinc)
2021-08-17T16:15:15+00:00 (published_time)InkySquid strategic web compromise of Daily NK delivering BLUELIGHT (late March to early June 2021)South KoreanInkySquid (ScarCruft, APT37)
December 4th, 2021Bitmart Hack
2021-01-05T17:00:00+00:00Retrohunting APT37: VBA self decode technique to inject RokRatAPT37
2021년 4월부터 1년 동안; 지난해 6월부터금융 보안인증 프로그램(이니텍) 해킹 및 워터링 홀로 61개 기관 PC 207대 해킹라자루스 (北정찰총국)
(published January 20, 2021)Lazarus use of common tools (AdFind, SMBMap, Responder-Windows, WinRAR, VNC, ProcDump) after intrusionLazarus attack group, a.k.a. Hidden Cobra
2021North Korean cyber espionage in western states against security/defence, aerospace and finance (blockchain) companiesNordkoreanische Nachrichtendienste
2021-01-2525th January - Threat Intelligence Report
2021-02-088th February - Threat Intelligence Report
May 24, 2021Attributing CryptoCore Attacks Against Crypto Exchanges to LAZARUS (North Korea)
2021-06-22NukeSped Copies Fileless Code From Bundlore, Leaves It Unused
2021-11-011st November – Threat Intelligence Report
in or around August 2021Theft from COMPANY-1, a Japan-based virtual currency exchangeJapanNorth Korean cyber actors; Lazarus Group and APT38
Between on or about October 18, 2021, and on or about April 15, 2022U.S. Business #4, an internet streaming technology company located in Iowa, employed IT worker posing as R.W.U.S. (Iowa)CHOE JONG YONG
On or about September 15, 2021 to October 29, 2021U.S. Business #5 (staffing, Washington) and U.S. Business #6 (technology, California): IT worker posing as J.S.; laptop accessed from the PRCU.S. (Washington; California)JANG CHOL MYONG
On or about June 7, 2021 to June 22, 2021U.S. Nonprofit Organization #1, a faith-based nonprofit located in Indiana: IT worker posing as E.H.; extortion threatU.S. (Indiana)CHO CHUNG POM
Between 2021 and 2024Minh Phuong Ngoc Vong laptop farm: overseas co-conspirator (John Doe, working for the North Korean government) performed work at 13 U.S. companies and U.S. government agencies, including an FAA-related software applicationU.S. (Maryland); China (Shenyang)John Doe (co-conspirators were, in fact, working for the North Korean government); Minh Phuong Ngoc Vong
Beginning in at least September of 2021, through up to and including May 16, 2024Oleksandr Didenko's Upworksell.com identity-rental service and U.S. laptop farms used by overseas (North Korean) IT workersU.S. (laptop farms incl. Virginia, Tennessee)overseas IT workers (some clients "are from North Korea"); Oleksandr Didenko
In 2021OTC conversion of stolen virtual currency for Lazarus Group (Wu Huihui, Cheng Hung Man)Lazarus Group
Since September 2021Sim Hyon Sop receiving IT-worker and stolen-crypto fundsSim Hyon Sop (KKBC); DPRK IT workers
as recently as 2021IT teams in China and Russia remitting cryptocurrency (Kim Sang Man / Chinyong)Chinyong Information Technology Cooperation Company; DPRK IT workers
Since at least 2021Chonsurim IT workers in Laos using falsified credentialsLaosChonsurim Trading Corporation (Department 53)
Since 2021Shenyang Geumpungri IT worker delegation (Chinyong front)ChinaChinyong; Shenyang Geumpungri Network Technology Co., Ltd; Korea Sinjin Trading Corporation
2021-02-17Funds stolen from a New York-based financial services company (seized for return)United StatesDPRK hackers
Between 2021 and 2024Vong remote IT worker scheme (13 U.S. companies; FAA access)United StatesJohn Doe aka William James (Shenyang, China)
From approximately 2021 until October 2024Kejia Wang / Zhenxing Wang laptop-farm IT worker scheme (100+ U.S. companies)United StatesDPRK IT workers
03/03/2021Multiple targets>1Hidden Cobra AKA Lazarus Group
2021-04-14T08:29:32+00:00Lazarus BTC Changer
19/04/2021Targets in South KoreaKRLazarus Group AKA Hidden Cobra
20/06/2021Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME)KRAttackers from North Korea
15/10/2021Security researchers>1North Korean government threat actors
14/12/2021Multiple organizations>1Threat actors originating from China, Iran, North Korea, and Turkey
2021-09-07북한 최근 정세 칼럼으로 위장한 北 연계 '금성121' APT 공격 주의!금성121
2021-06-02라자루스 APT 그룹, 중국 정부 및 기업 대상으로 피싱 공격 수행해HIDDEN COBRA; Hidden Cobra; Lazarus; 라자루스
2021-05-26금융거래 · 사례비 지급 명목으로 접근하는 해킹 피해 우려Kimsuky; Thallium; 김수키; 라자루스; 탈륨
2021-08-03北 연계 사이버 위협 조직 탈륨, PDF 문서 취약점 이용한 공격 수행Fake Striker; 탈륨; 페이크 스트라이커
2021-07-01북한 탈륨 그룹, 구글 블로그 이용한 해킹 공격 수행김수키; 탈륨
2021-06-25통일부, 통일연구원 공식 이메일 둔갑… 北 연계 탈륨 해킹 공격 주의보김수키; 탈륨
2021-05-12'북한비핵화’ 관련 내용 담은 악성문서 유포Thallium; 탈륨
2021-05-07탈륨 조직, 2021년 외교부 재외공관 복무 관련 실태 조사 위장 공격Thallium; 블루 에스티메이트; 탈륨
2021-11-11北 평양과학기술대학 총장을 사칭한 CVE-2021-40444 취약점 공격 주의북한 정찰총국; 정찰총국
2021-11-09북한 정찰총국 해킹 조직, 한국 싱크탱크 사칭으로 국방,안보전문가 표적 공격!Fake Striker; 북한 정찰총국; 정찰총국; 페이크 스트라이커
2021-10-28北 연계 APT 조직 탈륨(Thallium), 故 노태우 조문 네이버 뉴스로 사칭한 해킹 공격 시도Thallium; 북한 정찰총국; 정찰총국; 탈륨
2021-08-13통일부 사칭, 北 연계 APT공격 등장… ‘사이버 공격 주의 업무로 둔갑’스모크 스크린; 탈륨
2021-09-23탈륨(Thallium) 조직, 한국통신사업자연합회 사칭 스피어 피싱 공격 중Kimsuky; Thallium; 김수키; 탈륨
2021-02-03코니(Konni)조직을 탈륨(Thallium)으로 통합 분류KONNI; Kimsuky; Konni; Thallium; 김수키; 코니; 탈륨
2021-02-01탈륨 조직, 북한경제분야 활동 러시아 연구원 상대로 정교한 사이버 공격 수행KONNI; Konni; Thallium; 김수키; 코니; 탈륨
2021-01-21Trojan.Android.AgentNK 악성코드 분석 보고서Kimsuky; Thallium; 김수키; 탈륨
2021-01-18바이든 행정부 출범 기획 설문 위장한 공격 등장 ‘탈륨’ 조직 소행 추정Kimsuky; Thallium; 김수키; 탈륨; 페이크 스트라이커
2021-01-24탈륨 조직, 2021 코로나19 대응 기부증서 사칭 스피어 피싱 공격 수행Thallium; 탈륨
2021-04-20라자루스 및 탈륨조직, 외교·안보·국방·통일 분야 전문가 대상 표적 공격 급증 주의보Lazarus; Thallium; 라자루스; 탈륨
2021-03-10외교안보 전문가 대상 표적 공격 급증 주의보 ‘탈륨’ 조직 연루Thallium; 탈륨
2021-02-24탈륨 조직, 통일부 월간북한동향 문서 사칭 공격 수행Thallium; 탈륨
2021-02-17탈륨 조직, 코로나19 관련 소상공인 지원 종합안내로 위장한 HWP 공격탈륨
2021-02-08탈륨 조직, 북한 제8차 당대회 평가내용 문서로 사이버 공격 감행Thallium; 탈륨
2021-08-06북한 연관 그룹 추정 PDF 문서를 이용한 APT 공격Kimsuky; 김수키
2021-08-24‘수출용 골드바 매매 계약서’로 위장한 악성 워드문서Kimsuky
2021-09-10kakaoTest.exe 파일명의 Kimsuky 제작 추정 악성코드Kimsuky
2021-09-27Kimsuky 그룹에서 사용하는 VNC 악성코드 (TinyNuke, TightVNC)Kimsuky
2021-10-13특정 항공사 자소서로 위장한 RTF 악성코드Lazarus; 라자루스
2021-10-15특정 논문의 악성 워드 문서를 이용한 APT 공격Kimsuky; 김수키
2021-11-10Lazarus 그룹의 NukeSped 악성코드 분석 보고서Lazarus
2021-11-15KIMSUKY 조직의 Operation Light ShellKimsuky
2021-11-16Analysis Report on Kimsuky Group’s APT Attacks (AppleSeed, PebbleDash)Kimsuky; Lazarus
2021-12-21Kimsuky 그룹의 APT 공격사례 (PebbleDash)Kimsuky
2021-12-24대북 관련 한글문서(HWP) 유포 중Kimsuky
2021-06-30김수키 등 북한 연계 해커조직 공격 기승! 원자력연·KAI는 ‘빙산의 일각’Kimsuky; 김수키
2021-06-21원자력연구원·대우조선해양 등 방산업체 연쇄 해킹북한 추정 해커 세력
2021-07-13Matryoshka : Variant of ROKRAT, APT37 (Scarcruft)APT37; Scarcruft
2021-07-08Analysis of Lazarus malware abusing Non-ActiveX Module in South KoreaLazarus
2021-01-27Analysis of THREATNEEDLE C&C Communication (feat. Google TAG Warning to Researchers)Lazarus
2021-11-24【APT情报局】 揭秘APT-C-55(Kimsuky)“大本营”
2021-01-27카스퍼스키 "北 공격 지속…해킹조직 활동량·덩치 커졌다"라자루스; 김수키
2021-07-05[이슈분석]사이버전사 7000명…북한 해킹조직 구성은
2021-07-05[이슈분석]끊이지 않는 해킹 위협, 대책은
2021-02-17北 화이자 해킹설 진실공방… 법사위선 '김명수 대법원장 출석요구' 부결
2021-02-03攻撃グループ「Lazarus」のマルウェア情報を公開 - JPCERT/CCLazarus; Hidden Cobra
2021-06-28도 넘은 北 해킹… 정부기관·방산업체 전방위 사이버 공격
2021-07-21보안업계 상반기 주요 키워드 '북한·랜섬웨어'
since the start of 2021350 instances of cyberactivity against one Member State government institution
likely between late 2021 and May 2022Compromise of the email server and internal network of NPO MashinostroyeniaRussian FederationScarCruft and the Lazarus Group (separate intrusions)
between May 2021 and March 2023Six ransomware incidents affecting victims in the United States and the ROKUnited States; Republic of KoreaRim Jong Hyok (Andariel)
October 2021Chonsurim IT worker Choe Song Won employed by a U.S. DeFi companyChonsurim Trading Corporation IT workers (Laos; Department 53, Ministry of National Defense)
since at least 2021Fraudulent identity documents for DPRK IT workers (The Solutions Tree; Syeda Aliya Batool Zaidi)Pakistanfacilitators for DPRK IT workers
2021-10-25T16:00:17+00:00 (blog summarizing MDDR 2021)THALLIUM large-scale spear-phishing against government sector (MDDR 2021)THALLIUM
November 29, 2021SILENT CHOLLIMA intrusion against a pharmaceuticals organization (Export Control dropper)SILENT CHOLLIMA
2021-08-24T15:43:30+00:00 (published_time)InkySquid BLUELIGHT and RokRAT infection of an individual frequently targeted by North Korean actorsInkySquid (ScarCruft/APT37)
2021-12-16T10:00:19PseudoManuscrypt: a mass-scale spyware attack campaign
2021-04-27APT trends report Q1 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2021-04-27APT trends report Q1 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 2)
2021-04-27APT trends report Q1 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 3)
2021-04-27APT trends report Q1 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 4)
2021-05-31IT threat evolution Q1 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2021-05-31IT threat evolution Q1 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 2)
2021-05-31IT threat evolution Q1 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 3)
2021-07-29APT trends report Q2 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2021-07-29APT trends report Q2 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 2)
2021-07-29APT trends report Q2 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 3)
2021-08-12IT threat evolution Q2 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2021-08-12IT threat evolution Q2 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 2)
2021-08-12IT threat evolution Q2 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 3)
2021-10-26APT trends report Q3 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2021-10-26APT trends report Q3 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 2)
2021-10-26APT trends report Q3 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 3)
2021-10-26APT trends report Q3 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 4)
2021-10-26APT trends report Q3 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 5)
2021-10-26APT trends report Q3 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 6)
2021-10-26APT trends report Q3 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 7)
2021/06/03ESET Threat Report T 1 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2021/06/03ESET Threat Report T 1 2021 (DPRK-related paragraph 2)
2021/02/08 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2021-07-26T10:30:00.000ZKimsuky APT组织利用blogspot分发恶意载荷的攻击活动分析
2021-10-12T14:00:00.000ZKimsuky武器库更新:利用新冠疫情为诱饵针对韩国地区的攻击活动分析
2021-05-11T14:42:40.000Z疑似Lazarus组织利用大宇造船厂为相关诱饵的系列攻击活动分析
2021-12-30【APT情报局】起底国家级APT组织——APT-C-26(Lazarus)(中)
2021-12-20【APT情报局】起底国家级APT组织——APT-C-26(Lazarus)(上)
2021-04-19T22:00:00+00:00Lazarus APT conceals malicious code within BMP image to drop its RATSouth KoreaLazarus APT