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2024 (356)

Date (as written)IncidentCountryActors
2024-10Play RansomwareAndariel
2024-10Tapioca DAOUnited StatesLazarus
2024-10Radiant CapitalHong KongCitrine Sleet
2024-09TruflationUnited States
2024-09BingXSingaporeLazarus
2024-09DeltaPrimeVirgin Islands, BritishLazarus
2024-09Indodax#2IndonesiaLazarus
2024-08NexeraNetherlandsLazarus
2024-07WazirXIndiaLazarus
2024-06AnOctopusKorea, Republic ofAndariel
2024-06CoinStatsArmenia
2024-06UwU LendLazarus
2024-06LykkeUnited Kingdom
2024-05DMMJapan
2024-05FakePenny RansomwareZZZMoonstone Sleet
2024-05Military OfficialsKorea, Republic of
2024-05AlexLabSingaporeLazarus
2024-04Rain.comBahamasAPT38
2024-04eScanIndiaKimsuky
2024-03SolareumUnited Arab Emirates
2024-03MunchablesUnited States
2024-03Asung SoftKorea, Republic ofKimsuky
2024-01D2 InnovationKorea, Republic ofKimsuky
2024-01SomesingKorea, Republic ofKimsuky
2024-01HectorNetworkLazarus
2024-01Concentric.FiLazarus
01.01.2024North Korean IT Worker from the State-Sponsored Fraud Group NICKEL TAPESTRY Stole Proprietary Data in Mid-2024Not availableNICKEL TAPESTRY
01.08.2024North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Stonefly launched an attack on US companies in August 2024United StatesAndariel/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)
01.01.2024North Korean state-sponsored hacking group APT37 delivered a previously undocumented backdoor and remote access trojan called VeilShell to targets in Cambodia in 2024CambodiaAPT37
01.06.2024The North Korean state-sponsored hacking group UNC2970 gained access to a multinational energy company in June 2024Not availableUnknown
19.08.2024North Korean Hacker Group Citrine Sleet Exploits Chromium Zero-Day Vulnerability on 19 August 2024United StatesUnknown
01.06.2024Lazarus APT group exploited a zero-day vulerability in early June 2024 against unspecified targetsNot availableUnknown
01.01.2024North Korean hackers target South Korean defense contractor on 8 August 2024Korea, Republic ofUnknown
01.04.2024North Korean APT Group Andariel targeted South Korean construction and machinery companies in April 2024Korea, Republic of;Korea, Republic ofAndariel/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)
01.05.2024The North Korean state-aligned hacking group Moonstone Sleet compromised an aircraft parts manufacturer in May 2024Not availableUnknown
01.04.2024The North Korean state-aligned hacking group Moonstone Sleet compromised a drone technology company in April 2024Not availableMoonstone Sleet / Storm-1789
01.02.2024The North Korean state-aligned hacking group Moonstone Sleet has been infecting unnamed individuals or organisations with, among other things, the malware uploader YouieLoad since February 2024Not availableUnknown
21.02.2024North Korean state-sponsored hacker group Kimsuky exploited vulnerabilities to gain access to ScreenConnect customer systems since at least 21 February 2024Not availableKimsuky/Velvet Chollima/STOLEN PENCIL/Emerald Sleet fka THALLIUM/Black Banshee/G0094
05.01.2024Lazarus Group suspected of having drained $7.5 million from crypto payment service provider CoinsPaid on 5 January 2024EstoniaLazarus 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)
2024Operation “DEEP#GOSU”Kimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2024-01North Korean hackers exploit VPN update flaw to install malwareKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2024-06-27Kimsuky Deploys TRANSLATEXT Chrome Extension |ThreatLabz
2024-03Attack Activities by Kimsuky Targeting Japanese OrganizationsKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2024-05North Korean Hackers Exploit Facebook Messenger in Targeted Malware CampaignKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2024-07APT Group Kimsuky Targets University ResearchersKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2024-09North Korea Hackers Linked to Breach of German Missile ManufacturerKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2024-09North Korean Kimsuky Hackers Use Russian Email Addresses for Credential Theft AttacksKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2024-02Slow Pisces Targets Developers With Coding Challenges and Introduces New Customized Python MalwareLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2024-05The Crypto Game of Lazarus APT: Investors vs. Zero-daysLazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2024-09-10T05:00:00.000ZFake recruiter coding tests target devs with malicious Python packages (VMConnect)Lazarus Group
2024-11Operation “SyncHole”Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2024-09Kimsuky-linked hackers use similar tactics to attack Russia and South Korea, researchers sayReaper, APT 37, Ricochet Chollima, ScarCruft
2024-08-29T19:31:00+00:00North Korea Still Attacking Developers via npmgroups aligned with North Korean objectives
2024-04Operation “DEV#POPPER”[Unnamed groups: North Korea]
2024-01-25Wall Street Memes
2024-02-01Linkedin Job Dev Scam
2024-02-09PlayDapp
2024-02-13Duelbits
2024-02-27Serenity Shield
2024-02-28Braintrust Job Dev Scam
2024-03-05MurAll
2024-03-13NFPrompt
2024-03-13CloudAI
2024-03-16Wilder World
2024-03-20Huge March 2024 Theft
2024-04-02Unknown Apr Victim
2024-04-11Endblock
2024-05-06Genius / GNUS Token
2024-05-22Exclusible Penthouse
2024-05-28HYVE
2024-05-29SpaceCatch
2024-06-11Theft from Individual C7
2024-06-28Theft from Individual C4
2024-07-01Kyrrex
2024-07-22Founder/CEO of I4
2024-07-24T6
2024-07-24Bmer01915811
2024-08-07Bitgert / BRISE
2024-08-16Theft from Individual A4
2024-08-30Metaschool
2024-09-13Adot
2024-09-13HODL Token
2024-09-19NiiFi
2024-09-20Masa
2024-09-20Dexnet
2024-10-18Fake Hack VC Thefts
2024-10-23Theft from Individual M4
2024-10-30Bitbucket Dev Scam
2024-10-31Scallop
2024-10-31M2
2024-11-15Nov 15 Contagious Interview
2024-11-25TON Dude
2024-11-28XT
2024-11-29MAK / Metacene
2024-12-05Fake UltraX Dex Job Scam
2024-12-11Founder/CEO of O6
2024-12-12Willo Campaign
2024-12-16Uknown Dec 2024 Theft
2024-12-16SyFu
2024-12-17Zigcoin
2024-12-18Rainfi
2024-12-30Napier Founder
May 2024Moonstone SleetAerospace and defense industry firmsBelieved to be associated with the North Korean government
September 20, 2024Shezmu
2024-06-09Loopring
2024-03-26PrismaFiDPRK (Unidentified)
2024-06-22BTCTurkTraderTraitor
2024-07-15IrysCryptoCore
2024-09-26Onyx DAODPRK IT workers
2024-11-11DeltaPrimeDPRK IT workers
July 25, 2024RGB 3rd Bureau (Andariel) global espionage against defense, aerospace, nuclear, engineeringAndariel, Onyx Sleet (formerly PLUTONIUM), DarkSeoul, Silent Chollima, and Stonefly/Clasiopa (RGB 3rd Bureau)
2024-05-16 (press release date)Charges and Seizures Brought in Fraud Scheme, Aimed at Denying Revenue for Workers Associated with North Korea
2024-07-25 (press release date)North Korean Government Hacker Charged for Involvement in Ransomware Attacks Targeting U.S. Hospitals and Health Care Providers
2024-08-08 (press release date)Justice Department Disrupts North Korean Remote IT Worker Fraud Schemes Through Charges and Arrest of Nashville Facilitator
2024-12-12 (press release date)Fourteen North Korean Nationals Indicted for Carrying Out Multi-Year Fraudulent Information Technology Worker Scheme and Related Extortions
28/02/2024Organizations in JapanJPLazarus
(published February 28, 2024)Lazarus malicious npm package containing Comebacker (case reported by Phylum)Lazarus (as considered by JPCERT/CC)
2024-09-18T14:00:59Gleaming Pisces Poisoned Python Packages Campaign Delivers PondRAT Linux and macOS Backdoors
(advisory reference 0924; September 2024)DPRK IT workers targeting UK firms disguised as freelance third-country IT workersUnited KingdomDPRK IT workers
(Annual Review 2024)DPRK targeting of cryptocurrency companies/users and data theft from defence, governments, academia; DPRK IT workers targeting UK firmsUnited KingdomDPRK threat actors
im Jahr 2024Cyber espionage against aerospace and propulsion technology companies via social engineering (RGB/Lazarus)Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB); APT-Gruppierung Lazarus
(not dated; reported 2024)North Korean IT workers employed by German companiesGermanyNordkorea (getarnte IT-Fachkräfte)
in 2024North Korean cryptocurrency theft total for 2024 (citing MSMT report)North Korean cyber actors
(reporting period 2024-2025)North Korean hackers stole digital currency from Dutch organisations among othersNetherlandsNoord-Koreaanse hackers
(reporting period 2024-2025)Cyber attacks on Dutch organisations by North Korean hackers (per CrowdStrike reporting cited by NCTV)NetherlandsNoord-Koreaanse hackers (per CrowdStrike)
since at least Dec ember 2024Spotlight: Uncovered Russia-based North Korean IT Worker CellRussiaNorth Korean IT workers
21/08/2024Undisclosed organization(s)UnknownUAT-5394 linked to Kimsuky
2024-01-011st January – Threat Intelligence Report
03/01/2024Multiple organizations within the cryptocurrency and the blockchain industries>1TA444 (a.k.a. Sapphire Sleet, BLUENOROFF, STARDUST CHOLLIMA)
2024-04-2929th April – Threat Intelligence Report
23/07/2024KnowBe4USThreat actors from North Korea
2024-09-26T03:00:51Unraveling Sparkling Pisces’s Tool Set: KLogEXE and FPSpy
2024-10-2121st October – Threat Intelligence Report
2024-12-19T10:00:55Lazarus group evolves its infection chain with old and new malware
25/12/2024Multiple Organizations>1?
September 16 2024Jamf Threat Labs observes targeted attacks amid FBI warningsDPRK
On or about March 13, 2024Theft from online platform COMPANY-2 via malware deployed by CryptoMimic actors (funds traced to MEXC accounts)North Korean cyber actors; CryptoMimic actors
March 15, 2024Theft from Company 1 by a developer later determined to be a North Korean IT worker (exploit of master smart contract)North Korean IT workers; North Korean actors
in or around August 2024Theft from Company 1 (U.S.-based, headquartered in New York) linked to IT worker persona Bong Chee ShenU.S. (New York)North Korean IT workers; Bong Chee Shen persona (used by Chang Nam Il, a North Korean citizen)
on or about January 9, 2024 (hired); January 19, 2024 (remote access installed)Overseas IT worker posing as "Lan Duc N." employed at Company C, a California-based defense contractor; laptop routed through Kejia Wang and Zhenxing WangU.S. (California)overseas co-conspirator (Individual C managed an IT company based in North Korea); Kejia Wang; Zhenxing Wang
September 2024Circle froze USDC in three Ethereum wallets belonging to North Korea or the Lazarus GroupNorth Korea; Lazarus Group
published 2024-12-19DPRK crypto theft in 2024 (annual total)Hackers linked to North Korea
published 2024-01-24DPRK crypto theft in 2023 (annual total)North Korea-linked hackers (Kimsuky and Lazarus Group named)
published 2024-01-05North Korean crypto theft in 2023 (annual total)Hackers tied to North Korea
2024-01-06 (post date)CoinsPaid/Alphapo hack of July 2023 (referenced in post on new CoinsPaid incident)DPRK
2024-04-29 (post date)Lazarus Group laundering of 25+ crypto hacks from 2020-2023 (ZachXBT 15 month investigation)Lazarus Group
2024-09-14 (post date)Stablecoin issuers blacklist Lazarus-related addresses from ZachXBT investigationLazarus Group
2024-01-03T18:09:34.148ZOrbit Bridge Hackers Drain $81 Million in Crypto Assetsstate-sponsored North Korean hackers (suggested by Taylor Monahan)
Sep, 2024Linkedin Job Dev ScamDPRK-affiliated groups
over the last several months (2024)Research/pre-operational targeting of cryptocurrency ETF-related companiesNorth Korean malicious cyber actors
2024Social engineering (fake employment/investment offers) against DeFi and cryptocurrency firmsNorth Korean state-sponsored actors
02/05/2024Multiple organizations>1APT43 (a.k.a. Kimsuky, Emerald Sleet, Velvet Chollima, and Black Banshee)
2024DPRK IT worker schemes revenue (nearly $800 million in 2024)DPRK government
between on or about Jan. 19, 2024, and on or about April 2, 2024ITAR data accessed at California defense contractorUnited Statesoverseas co-conspirator (DPRK IT worker scheme)
2024DMM Bitcoin ($308 million), Upbit ($50 million), Rain Management ($16.13 million) thefts attributed to DPRK北朝鮮 (DPRK); Lazarus Group named in statement
昨年 (2024)WazirX ($235 million) and Radiant Capital ($50 million) thefts attributed to DPRK by US and ROK北朝鮮 (DPRK)
2024 年9月Social engineering targeting of the cryptocurrency industry deploying TraderTraitor, AppleJeus and other malware北朝鮮 (DPRK)
1 October 2024North Korean IT workers offering remote services to companies worldwideNorth Korean intelligence services; IT workers
2024-01-22T13:55:47.000ZScarCruft | Attackers Gather Strategic Intelligence and Target Cybersecurity Professionals | SentinelOne
2024-02-14북한 해커, 대통령실 행정관의 네이버 메일을 어떻게 해킹했나
14/02/2024Individuals in South KoreaKRGyeongheung
19/02/2024Undisclosed research center for maritime and shipping technologiesN/AThreat actor from North Korea
19/02/2024Organization in the defense sectorN/ALazarus
21/02/2024Russian Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MID)RUKonni (a.k.a. Opal Sleet, Osmium, or TA406)
2024-02-28Microsoft Windows의 보안 업데이트 권고 (CVE-2024-21338)Lazarus
2024-03-04北 , 국내 반도체 기업 해킹으로 설계도면과 현장사진 훔쳐갔다
21/03/2024Multiple organizationsN/AKimsuky a.k.a. Black Banshee,Thallium
07/04/2024Multiple organizations>1Vedalia (a.k.a. Konni)
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)
18/04/2024Individuals in the Asian region>1Lazarus
22/04/2024Multiple organizations in South KoreaKRTA427, a.k.a. Emerald Sleet, APT43, THALLIUM or Kimsuky.
2024-04-23국내 방산업체 83곳 공격, 10여곳 해킹 [기사: 라자루스·안다리엘·김수키까지 北 해커조직 총동원... 국내 방산업체 83곳 공격해 10여곳 해킹]라자루스; 안다리엘; 김수키
09/05/2024Two South Korean cryptocurrency firmsKRKimsuky
16 May 2024Springtail: New Linux Backdoor Added to Toolkit
2024-05-16Dora RAT을 이용한 국내 기업 대상 APT 공격 사례 분석 (Andariel 그룹)Andariel; Kimsuky; Lazarus
28/05/2024Multiple organizations>1Moonstone Sleet (previously tracked as Storm-1789)
12/06/2024Cryptocurrency professionals in BrazilBRPUKCHONG a.k.a. UNC4899)
12/06/2024Aerospace firms in BrazilBRPAEKTUSAN
12/06/2024Diplomats in BrazilBRPRONTO
June 13, 2024A New North Korean Group Emerges, Disrupting the Open-Source Ecosystem (Moonstone Sleet npm packages)Moonstone Sleet; Jade Sleet
2024-06-24국내 기업 대상 공격에 사용 중인 Xctdoor 악성코드 (Andariel)Andariel; Kimsuky; Lazarus
2024-06-26Kimsuky 그룹의 신규 백도어 등장 (HappyDoor)Kimsuky
15/07/2024Job seekers in multiple countries>1Threat actors from North Korea
25/07/2024Organizations in the healthcare, energy and financial sectors>1APT45 a.k.a. Andariel, Onyx Sleet, Stonefly, and Silent Chollima
31/07/2024Multiple organizations across South Korea, North America, Europe, and the Middle EastKR >1Threat actors from North Korea
2024-07-31T00:00:00ZStressed Pungsan: DPRK-aligned threat actor leverages npm for initial accessStressed Pungsan; MOONSTONE SLEET
05/08/2024Construction and machinery companies in South KoreaKRKimsuky (APT43) and Andariel (APT45)
13/08/2024Crypto investors>1Lazarus
16/08/2024Blockchain engineers>1BlueNoroff
2024-08-20T05:00Z (datePublished)FAMOUS CHOLLIMA insider IT worker infiltration of U.S. technology companies (2024 Threat Hunting Report)U.S.FAMOUS CHOLLIMA
03/09/2024Organizations in the cryptocurrency sector>1Threat actors from North Korea
2024-09-04T06:52:35+00:00APT Lazarus: Eager Crypto Beavers, Video calls and Games | Group-IB Blog
09/09/2024Several unnamed South Korean enterprises, including a tax law firm.RUKonni (linked to the North Korean state-sponsored group Kimsuky)
2024-09-17 (datePublished)UNC2970 trojanized SumatraPDF job lures (MISTPEN via BURNBOOK) against energy and aerospaceU.S.UNC2970
2024-09-19강연의뢰서로 위장한 Kimsuky 그룹 악성코드(MSC, HWP)Kimsuky
2024-10-09T03:00:54Contagious Interview: DPRK Threat Actors Lure Tech Industry Job Seekers to Install New Variants of BeaverTail and InvisibleFerret Malware
13/10/2024Organizations in the financial space>1Threat actors from North Korea (Hidden Cobra)
May 2024“Operation Code on Toast”: IE zero-day via pop-up “toast ads” against ROK national security officials and DPRK-related NGOs (RokRAT)Republic of KoreaAPT37
16/10/2024Undisclosed organizationUnknownThreat actor from North Korea
17/10/2024Multiple organizations in the cryptocurrency sector>1Lazarus
2024-10-24T00:00:00ZTenacious Pungsan: A DPRK threat actor linked to Contagious InterviewUSTenacious Pungsan
04/11/2024Multiple organizations>1Threat actors from North Korea
2024-11-07T10:55:47.000ZBlueNoroff Hidden Risk | Threat Actor Targets Macs with Fake Crypto News and Novel Persistence | SentinelOne
12/11/2024Multiple organizations>1Threat actors from North Korea
2024-11-13T05:55:12+00:00Stealthy Attributes of APT Lazarus | Group-IB Blog
2024-11-14T15:00:12Fake North Korean IT Worker Linked to BeaverTail Video Conference App Phishing Attack
2024-11-21T10:55:47.000ZDPRK IT Workers | A Network of Active Front Companies and Their Links to China | SentinelOne
2024-11-22T11:00:00+00:00 (published_time)Sapphire Sleet cryptocurrency theft (fake venture capitalist / recruiter schemes)Sapphire Sleet
22/11/2024Aerospace and defense companies>1Ruby Sleet
25/11/2024Multiple organizations in China and RussiaCN RUThreat actors from North Korea
2024-12-02위협 행위자 김수키의 이메일 피싱 캠페인 분석Kimsuky; 김수키
2024년 하반기KISA analysis of malware used by Lazarus against South Korean companies in 2024
2024년 하반기Lazarus SCOUT downloader found in a 2024 incident
2024-01-26WinRAR 취약점(CVE-2023-38831) 분석 보고서APT37; KONNI; Konni; 코니
2024-03-12북 김수키(Kimsuky) 조직의 정책 자문 위장 스피어 피싱 주의!Kimsuky; 김수키
2024-01-042023년 12월 Kimsuky 그룹 동향 보고서Kimsuky
2024-01-092023년 12월 APT 그룹 동향 보고Andariel; Lazarus
2024-01-17Lazarus 그룹 DLL-Side Loading 기법 이용 (2)Lazarus
2024-02-08Kimsuky Group’s Spear Phishing Detected by AhnLab EDR (AppleSeed, AlphaSeed)Kimsuky
2024-02-082024년 1월 APT 그룹 동향 보고서Kimsuky
2024-03-11국내 자산 관리 솔루션을 악용하여 공격 중인 Andariel 그룹 (MeshAgent)Andariel; Kimsuky; Lazarus
2024-04-052024년 3월 APT 그룹 동향 보고서Andariel; Kimsuky
2024-04-23RokRAT 악성코드를 유포하는 LNK 파일 (수료증 위장)RedEyes; ScarCruft
2024-04-24사용자 정보를 탈취하는 CHM 악성코드 국내 유포Kimsuky
2024-05-092024년 4월 APT 그룹 동향 보고서Kimsuky; Lazarus
2024-05-27국내 기업 대상 공격에 사용 중인 SmallTiger 악성코드 (Kimsuky, Andariel 그룹)Andariel; Kimsuky
2024-05-29MS-Office 수식 편집기 취약점을 이용해 설치되는 키로거 (Kimsuky)Kimsuky
2024-06-052024년 5월 APT 그룹 동향 보고서Andariel; Kimsuky
2024-07-05Kimsuky 그룹이 사용하는 Github RepositoryKimsuky
2024-08-122024년 7월 APT 그룹 동향 보고서APT45; Andariel
2024-09-06러시아와 북한 파트너쉽에 관한 논문을 위장한 APT 공격 (Kimsuky)Kimsuky
2024-10-24PebbleDash와 RDP Wrapper를 악용한 Kimsuky 그룹의 최신 공격 사례 분석Kimsuky; Lazarus
2024-11-122024년 10월 APT 그룹 동향 보고서Andariel
2024-11-222024년 MSC 악성코드 동향 보고서Kimsuky
2024-12-23Andariel 그룹의 국내 솔루션 대상 공격 사례 분석 (SmallTiger)Andariel
2024-11-05APT37 위협 배후의 사이버 정찰 활동 분석APT37; 북한 연계
2024-07-31AutoIt 활용 방어 회피 전술의 코니 APT 캠페인 분석KONNI; Kimsuky; Konni; 김수키; 코니
2024-03-13비트코인 시세 급등에 따른 해킹 피해 주의보KONNI; Konni; 코니
2024-10-04김수키(Kimsuky)그룹의 'BlueShark' 위협 전술 분석Kimsuky; 김수키
2024-06-05외신 인터뷰 의뢰 사칭 김수키 공격 발견Kimsuky; 김수키
2024-09-05코니(Konni) 위협 세계관의 확장 분석 리포트KONNI; Kimsuky; Konni; 김수키; 코니
2024-03-27APT37 그룹의 RoKRAT 파일리스 공격 증가APT37; KONNI; Kimsuky; Konni; Lazarus; 김수키; 라자루스; 코니
2024-01-162024년 Webinar 안내장 사칭 APT 공격 포착APT37
2024-11-21업비트 이더리움 탈취 (2019년 11월) [기사: 경찰 "업비트 이더리움 580억 탈취, 북한 해킹조직 소행"]라자루스; 안다리엘 (북한 정찰총국)
2024-03-28한미, 북핵・미사일 자금 조달 북한 IT 인력 활동 공동 제재북한; 북한 IT 인력
2024-04-02우리 정부의 대북 독자제재 지정북한; 북한 IT 인력
2024-12-26우리 정부의 대북 독자제재 지정북한; 북한 IT 인력
2024-08-22Threat Tracking: Analysis of puNK-003’s Lilith RAT ported to AutoIt ScriptpuNK-003
2024-10-02[VirusBulletin 2024] Go-ing Arsenal: A Closer Look at Kimsuky’s Go Strategic AdvancementAPT43; Kimsuky
2024-05-10北 해커조직, 법원 전산망 침입해 개인정보 1014GB 해킹라자루스
2024-01-08북한 김수키 해킹그룹의 유형별 스피어피싱 공격사례 분석해 보니Kimsuky; 김수키
2024-07-18북 라자루스, 전세계에서 탈취한 가상자산 캄보디아에서 현금화Lazarus; 라자루스
2024-07-29북한 김수키 추정 해킹그룹, 고려대와 성균관대 등 대학 피싱 사이트로 워터링 홀 공격 노렸나Kimsuky; 김수키
2024-08-05북한 해킹그룹, 국내 건설 및 기계 분야 집중 공격... 정부, 사이버 보안 권고문 배포
2024-08-13해킹으로 인한 가상화폐 피해 금액 50%, 북한 소행으로 추정Lazarus; 라자루스
2024-03-04APT37利用朝鲜政治话题针对韩国的攻击活动分析APT37; ScarCruft; Reaper
2024-02-16박성수 카스퍼스키 책임 “北 김수키 해킹그룹, 매일매일 공격…더 정교해지고 있다”Kimsuky; 김수키
2024-05-15[ET단상]한바탕 휩쓴 방산 해킹 사건, 보안의 다른 '답'을 찾아야 할 때
2024-01-24국정원 “작년 공공기관 해킹 시도 80%가 북한 소행”
2024-08-14“북 해킹 고도화…전체 가상화폐 피해액 34% 차지”
2024-11-25[북한 물가] 비트코인과 북한의 해킹
2024-10-09[단독] 북한 추정 해킹 공격…원전 자료 70만 건 유출
2024-03-15“북한 해킹 조직 라자루스, ‘토네이도 캐시’ 통해 2300만 달러 자금 세탁”라자루스
2024-10-07미 법무부, ‘라자루스’ 탈취 자산 몰수 소송…“북한 범죄 억제 목적”라자루스
2024-05-15[유미's 픽] "北에 탈탈 털려도 몰랐다"…방만한 공공기관 보안 의식, 처벌은 솜방망이?라자루스
2024-05-24瑞星EDR还原APT37组织对中韩食品行业攻击过程-AI云资讯APT37; Konni; Reaper
2024-05-28T16:00:00+00:00 (published_time)Moonstone Sleet malicious tank game DeTankWarMoonstone Sleet
Throughout 2024CryptoCore fake-recruiter campaign contacting over 1,200 cryptocurrency company employees (Slack skill assessment tests)over a dozen countriesCryptoCore
December 2024Targeting of James Tang of Fenbushi Capital with fake meeting linksChinaDPRK cyber actors
2024Cryptocurrency thefts by DPRK IT workers (OnyxDAO, Exclusible Penthouse, BTCTurk)DPRK IT workers (according to one private sector partner)
January 2024 - September 2025 (reporting period)Andariel compromises of U.S., ROK, UAE and Israeli IT and defense-related companiesUnited States; Republic of Korea; UAE; IsraelAndariel
2024Data theft and extortion of a U.S. aerospace companyUnited StatesMoonstone Sleet
2024Attempted sale of stolen data (NASA, a private U.S. company, UAE government, Spanish healthcare group, Austria-based jet charter) to Stormous ransomware groupUnited States; UAE; Spain; AustriaDPRK cyber actors (alias linked to Moonstone Sleet’s FakePenny)
Throughout 2024IT workers using 12 personas via recruitment agencies at European defense subcontractorsEuropeDPRK IT workers (per Mandiant)
April to May 2024Suspected IT workers seeking jobs requiring U.S. security clearance and at a U.S. government contractorUnited Statessuspected DPRK IT workers (per Mandiant)
late 2024One IT worker operating at least 12 personas across Europe and the United StatesEurope; United Statesa DPRK IT worker
since late October 2024Extortion by fired IT workers threatening to release former employers’ dataDPRK IT workers (per Mandiant)
2024 and 2025Animation work under false identities (HBO Max, Amazon, Japanese studios) – Dalian Shepherd Boy Animation StudioChinaDPRK IT workers / Dalian Shepherd Boy Animation Studio
November and December 2024Chonsurim meme coin project intended to defraud investorsChonsurim Trading Corporation IT workers (Laos; Department 53, Ministry of National Defense)
March 2024Chonsurim IT worker employed by a U.S. CRM companyChonsurim Trading Corporation IT workers (Laos; Department 53, Ministry of National Defense)
eight years up to November 2024Chonsurim developers employed by a U.S. CRM companyChonsurim Trading Corporation IT workers (Laos; Department 53, Ministry of National Defense)
June to November 2024An Chung Yol IT work for U.S. healthcare, content provider and IT training companiesUnited StatesAn Chung Yol (Sangsin / SANS FAB)
2024U.S.-incorporated front company Guanghe Technology Development LLC used to secure contracts with a Serbian companyUnited States; SerbiaNorth Korean IT workers based in China
2024 (arrest)Ukraine-based facilitator Oleksandr Didenko’s laptop farms supporting at least 300 North Korean IT workersUkraine; Poland (arrest); United States (laptop farms)facilitator for DPRK IT workers
2024Japan case 3: individuals assisting North Korean IT workersJapanNorth Korean IT workers / North Korea-affiliated IT companies in China
2024Japan case 4: individuals assisting North Korean IT workersJapanNorth Korean IT workers / North Korea-affiliated IT companies in China
December 2024Compromise of Chinese drone manufacturer DJIChinaTraderTraitor
May 2024Supply chain attack via a DLP software update server against ROK aerospace and shipbuilding defense companiesRepublic of KoreaAndariel
revealed October 2024 [as printed]Ransomware-funded data exfiltration from NASA, U.S. Air Force, defense companies, a Chinese energy company, a Taiwan-based defense company and two ROK defense companiesUnited States; China; Taiwan; Republic of KoreaRim Jong Hyok and RGB co-conspirators
January 2024 - September 2025 (reporting period)IT workers’ fake job offer compromise of an employee computer at a defense companyDPRK IT workers
February 2024Impersonation of Crypto.com with malicious job-description PDFsTraderTraitor
fall 2024Fake videoconferencing troubleshooting spear phishing campaign (AppleScripts)CryptoCore
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
Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024Jade Sleet, Sapphire Sleet, and Citrine Sleet targeting cryptocurrency organizations (since 2023)Jade Sleet; Sapphire Sleet; Citrine Sleet
Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024North Korean targeting by region and sector (United States first, United Kingdom second; IT sector most targeted)The United States; the United KingdomNorth Korean threat actors
2024-07-25 (datePublished)APT45 targeting of nuclear research facilities and Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (2019)IndiaAPT45
2024-07-25 (datePublished)APT45 targeting of a South Korean financial organization (2016) and spear-phishing of a South Asian bank (2021)South Korean; South AsianAPT45
2024-07-25 (datePublished)APT45 targeting of crop science division of a multinational corporation (September 2020)APT45
2024-07-25 (datePublished)APT45 long-running espionage, financial and possible ransomware operations (since 2009)APT45
2024-09-23 (datePublished)DPRK IT workers (UNC5267) obtaining remote employment; facilitator caseU.S.; China and Russia, with smaller numbers in Africa and Southeast AsiaUNC5267 (DPRK IT workers)
2024-05-09Kaspersky report on APT trends in Q1 2024 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2024-05-09Kaspersky report on APT trends in Q1 2024 (DPRK-related paragraph 2)
2024-05-09Kaspersky report on APT trends in Q1 2024 (DPRK-related paragraph 3)
2024-05-09Kaspersky report on APT trends in Q1 2024 (DPRK-related paragraph 4)
2024-05-09Kaspersky report on APT trends in Q1 2024 (DPRK-related paragraph 5)
2024-06-03Non-mobile malware statistics, Q1 2024 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2024-11-28Kaspersky report on APT trends in Q3 2024 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2024-11-28Kaspersky report on APT trends in Q3 2024 (DPRK-related paragraph 2)
2024-11-28Kaspersky report on APT trends in Q3 2024 (DPRK-related paragraph 3)
2024-11-13T03:00:36Global Companies Are Unknowingly Paying North Koreans: Here’s How to Catch Them
2024-09-09T15:00:58Threat Assessment: North Korean Threat Groups
2024-05-08T10:00:18.000ZLABScon23 Replay | macOS Components Used in North Korean Crypto-Heists | SentinelOne
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTCode of Conduct: DPRK’s Python-fueled intrusions into secured networks
2024-09-03T13:00:30.000ZPinnacleOne ExecBrief | North Korean IT Worker Threat | SentinelOne
2024-11-04North Korean remote workers landing jobs in the West | ThreatLabz
2024/06/14ESET Research Podcast: APT Activity Report Q4 2023–Q1 2024 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2024/05/14ESET APT Activity Report Q4 2023–Q1 2024 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2024-03-25T11:00:06.000ZKonni组织针对虚拟货币行业投递AutoIt恶意软件
2024/11/07ESET APT Activity Report Q2 2024–Q3 2024 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2024-01-16T06:00:00.000ZPyPI campaign mimicking open-source Python tools, attributed to Lazarus offshoot (in "SSCS attacks: A (partial) history")offshoot of the Lazarus threat group
2024-01-16T06:00:00.000ZThallium abuse of stock investment platform installer (in "SSCS attacks: A (partial) history")Thallium
2024-02-20T06:00:00.000ZLazarus DLL sideloading via IDA Pro library (mentioned in "Attackers leverage PyPI to sideload malicious DLLs")Lazarus Group
2024-03-12T05:00:00.000ZDPRK cryptocurrency theft total (mentioned in BIPClip post)nation-state actors affiliated with the Democratic Republic of North Korea (DPRK)
2024-06-10T05:00:00.000Z3CX compromise (mentioned in "How to assess and manage commercial software risk")Lazarus
2024-07-31T05:00:00.000Z3CX attack (mentioned in "Are you prepared for modern supply chain threats?")North Korean attackers
2024-10-09T05:00:00.000ZTeamCity CVE-2023-42793 exploitation by North Korean groups (in "5 commercial software attacks")multiple North Korean groups
2024-01-22T20:47:00+00:00Lazarus npm social engineering campaigns 2023 (in Q4 2023 Evolution of Software Supply Chain Security Report)Lazarus group
2024-04-15T20:27:00+00:00npm code-profiler package / fake job social engineering campaign (in Q1 2024 Evolution of Software Supply Chain Security Report)North Korean state-sponsored efforts
2024-04-24T16:43:00+00:00Nation-State Threat Actors Renew Publications to npmNorth Korea
2024-07-08T18:48:00+00:00New Tactics from a Familiar Threat (call-blockflow npm package)North Korean threat actors
2024-07-31T20:24:00+00:00nebourhood npm packages (react-dom-production-script, hardhat-daemon) (in Q2 2024 Evolution of Software Supply Chain Security Report)North Korean state actors
2024-10-31T20:07:44+00:00North Korean APT npm campaigns (in Q3 2024 Evolution of Software Supply Chain Security Report)North Korean Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups
2024-11-20T20:03:41+00:00North Korean open-source ecosystem attacks (in 2025 Software Supply Chain Security Trends & Predictions)North Korea
2024-07-15T00:00:00ZHunting Lazarus: Expanding Indicators with Historic DNS (meeting-themed phishing domains)Lazarus Group (APT38)
2024-02-06T00:00:00.000ZAPT37 / ScarCruft profile (in "Beyond Headlines & Borders: An Overview of Advanced Threats")South Korea; Japan; Russia; China; the Middle EastAPT37; Ricochet Chollima; RubySleet; InkySquid; ScarCruft
2024-02-28T00:00:00.000ZPhishing by Appointment: Suspected North Korean Hackers Target Blockchain Community Via TelegramLazarus Group (similar tactics)
2024-03-05T00:00:00.000ZOpen Directory Exposes Phishing Campaign Targeting Google & Naver Credentialslikely North Korean threat actor; Kimsuky (APT43, Black Banshee, Thallium) overlaps
2024-06-25T00:00:00.000ZXenoRAT linked to North Korean group (in "Good Game, Gone Bad: Xeno RAT Spread Via .gg Domains and GitHub")North Korean hacking group; Kimsuky
2024-10-29T00:00:00.000ZSuspected DPRK Phishing Campaign Targets Naver; Separate Apple Domain Spoofing Cluster IdentifiedSouth Koreasuspected North Korean-linked; Kimsuky-like
2024-12-10T00:00:00.000Z“Million OK!!!!” and the Naver Facade: Tracking Recent Suspected Kimsuky InfrastructureSouth KoreaKimsuky
2024-11-19T00:00:00.000ZUAT-5394 customized XenoRAT (mentioned in "XenoRAT Adopts Excel XLL Files and ConfuserEx")UAT-5394 (North Korean-linked actor)
Q1 2024 (from title: APT Quarterly Highlights : Q1 - 2024)Lazarus exploitation of Windows kernel vulnerability to enhance FudModule rootkit; Kimsuky PyPI supply chainAPAC regionLazarus Group; Kimsuky
Q2 2024 (from title: APT Quarterly Highlights : Q2 2024)Moonstone Sleet, Lazarus Kaolin RAT and Kimsuky Gomir/ReconShark activitySouth KoreaKimsuky (Springtail); Moonstone Sleet (Storm-1789); Lazarus Group; Andariel
Q3 2024 (from title: APT QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS - Q3 2024)Konni threat campaign against Korean and Russian government entitiesSouth Korea; RussiaKonni (linked to Kimsuky)
2024-06-25T15:14:00+00:00GrimResource MSC attack used by KimsukyJapan (signs of deployment)Kimsuky APT group
2024-09-24T14:42:41+00:00North Korean IT workers—or how not to solve the IT staff shortageNorth Korea (DPRK) IT workers
2024-05-23T19:20:31ZBeyond espionage — how the Lazarus Group is reshaping cybersecurity threatsLazarus Group (Hidden Cobra)
M-Trends 2024 (report year; no day-level date on PDF)North Korean state-sponsored financially motivated intrusions (cryptocurrency theft and IT worker wage theft)likely North Korean state-sponsored attackers
M-Trends 2024 (report year; no day-level date on PDF)APT43 profileSouth Korea; United StatesAPT43 (North Korean Government)
M-Trends 2024 (report year; no day-level date on PDF)Suspected DPRK Group Leverages SaaS Provider in a Targeted Supply Chain AttackSuspected DPRK group