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2025 (306)

Date (as written)IncidentCountryActors
2026-04Drift ProtocolAustraliaUNC4736
2025-09SeedifySeychellesLazarus
2025-09SBICryptoJapanLazarus
2025-08BtcTurkTürkiyeTrader Traitor
2025-08VCD RansomwareScarcruft
2025-07Woo XUnited StatesUNC4899
2025-07CoinDCXIndiaLazarus
2025-07BigONESeychellesLazarus
2025-06FavrrGibraltarFamous Chollima
2025-06ChainSawAustraliaFamous Chollima
2025-05BitoProTaiwanLazarus
2025-05CJOliveNetworksKorea, Republic ofKimsuky
2025-03ZothPanamaLazarus
2025-02BybitUnited Arab EmiratesLazarus
2025-02SomansaKorea, Republic ofAndariel
2025-01PhemexSingapore
published 2025-12-04Upbit hot wallet breachSouth Koreaa North Korean group like the Lazarus Group (believed)
2025/10/23Gotta fly: Lazarus targets the UAV sector
April 2025CSIS entry 71
February 2025CSIS entry 74
2025-02Operation “DEEP#DRIVE”Kimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2025-02Phishing Email Attacks by the Larva-24005 Group Targeting JapanKimsuky, Velvet Chollima
2025-01Operation “99”Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2025-01Operation “Phantom Circuit”Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2025-01Operation “Marstech Mayhem”Lazarus Group, Hidden Cobra, Labyrinth Chollima
2025-03Operation “ToyBox Story”Reaper, APT 37, Ricochet Chollima, ScarCruft
2025-01-09Crypto Staker Theft
2025-01-20Unknown Jan 2025
2025-01-26Dimitra Token
2025-02-05Russell
2025-02-05Unknown Feb 2025
2025-02-15Misc CI Thefts
2025-02-17Ripio
2025-02-18Individual 0xpeet
2025-02-28Founder/CEO of A6
2025-02-28Fantom Reuse Address
2025-03-07Founder/CEO of B3
2025-03-14Huge March 2025 Theft
2025-04-14Atlos
2025-04-23Oxya Admin Key Mint
2025-04-23April 2025 Theft
2025-04-25Malicious Du-store Repo
2025-04-29Malicious BbaudConferenceDV Repo
2025-05-16Unknown JUP Holder
2025-05-19MarketAcross
2025-05-20Individual M6
2025-05-24TAO Founder
2025-06-03SpaceM
2025-06-12Medhi
2025-06-12June 12 2025 Theft
2025-06-14Clober
2025-06-19Bunzz
2025-06-21June 21 2025 Theft
2025-06-22Hacken HAI Token Mint
2025-06-22Sololabs
2025-06-26June 26 2025 Theft
2025-06-27Noya AI
2025-06-29VALR API Key Trade Extraction
2025-06-30June 30 2025 Theft
2025-07-04Individual DD
2025-07-10Malicious Store-V Repo
2025-07-17Open Fabric
2025-07-23Malicious Blackbaud Moon Monkey Repo
2025-08-06Aug 2025 Theft from Individual
2025-08-08Newfuture
2025-08-11Unknown Canadian Victim
2025-08-13Rena
2025-08-14AreonX
2025-09-01OlaXBT
2025-09-01Venus Whale
2025-09-03Wolf on Sol
2025-09-06Unknown Sep 6 2025 Theft
2025-09-06Individual AN5
2025-09-09JP Thor
2025-09-10Request / Singularity
2025-09-11Shibarium
2025-09-12Sep 12 Theft
2025-09-19Ross Gates
2025-09-19Sep 19 Theft
2025-09-22UXLINK
2025-09-27September 27 2025 Theft
2025-09-29September 29 2025 Theft
2025-10-01October 1 2025 Theft
2025-10-18Unknown Oct 18 2025 Theft
2025-10-20MetaMask Horse
2025-10-21YourCryptoFren
2025-10-27Capital DAO
2025-10-30Garden Finance
2025-10-31Individual Laura66
2025-11-03Proph3ttt
2025-12-08December 8 2025
2025-12-09Fake Ken Theft
2025-12-10December 10 2025 (Overlaps JUP)
2025-12-11December 10 2025 (Overlaps Sololabs)
2025-12-13Fake Teams Meet
2025-12-16Fake Lionel Theft
2025-12-22Unknown Dec 22 Theft
2025-03-14Henlo KartDPRK IT Workers
2025-09-09SwissBordDPRK (Unidentified)
2025-01-23 (press release date)Two North Korean Nationals and Three Facilitators Indicted for Multi-Year Fraudulent Remote Information Technology Worker Scheme that Generated Revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2025-02-11 (press release date)Arizona Woman Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme That Illegally Generated $17 Million in Revenue for North Korea
2025-06-30 (press release date)Justice Department Announces Coordinated, Nationwide Actions to Combat North Korean Remote Information Technology Workers’ Illicit Revenue Generation Schemes
2025-06-30 (press release date)Four North Koreans Charged in Nearly $1 Million Cryptocurrency Theft Scheme
2025-06-30 (press release date)Nine Charged with Alleged Scheme to Generate Revenue for North Korean Government and Its Weapons of Mass Destruction Program
2025-11-13 (press release date)Ukrainian Pleads Guilty in DC in Laptop Farm Scheme That Generated Income for North Korean IT Workers
2025-11-14 (press release date)Justice Department Announces Nationwide Actions to Combat Illicit North Korean Government Revenue Generation
令和7年 (2025)North Korean APT groups: targeted emails against individuals, building impersonation infrastructure, SNS initial compromise of crypto-business employeesJapan北朝鮮のAPT攻撃グループ
(Annual Review 2025)DPRK IT workers targeting UK firms; UK-based cryptoasset firms at risk from DPRK-linked hackersUnited KingdomDPRK threat actors; DPRK-linked hackers
last year (speech delivered 7 May 2025)North Korea cryptocurrency theft total for the previous yearNorth Korea ("it is thought")
(reported 2025)North Korean cyber attacks on German high-tech and defence sector and on crypto-sector individuals and companies in GermanyGermanyNordkorea; RGB (wahrscheinlich verantwortlich für Lazarus)
(reported 2025)North Korean IT workers employed by German companiesGermanyNordkorea (getarnte IT-Fachkräfte)
06 November 2025 (sanctions date)Australian sanctions on four entities and one individual engaged in cybercrime for North KoreaNorth Korea
During the year (2025/26)North Korean IT worker employed remotely by a large New Zealand business using false persona and NZ citizen laptop operatorNew ZealandNorth Korean worker (DPRK)
in 2025Cyber attacks on Dutch companies and persons by or with help of North Korean IT workers, mainly to steal cryptocurrencyNetherlandsNoord-Koreaanse IT’ers
in 2025FIOD/BKA/Europol/zeroShadow takedown of server network in Germany used to launder crypto stolen by North Korea; €34 miljoen seizedGermanyNoord-Korea
en 2025Moonstone Sleet reportedly used to deploy Qilin RaaS in a limited number of attacksMOA réputé lié à la Corée du Nord Moonstone Sleet
October 2025Slack chat groups of North Korean IT workers: collection officer specifying crypto addressesNorth Korean IT workers
March 2025North Korean IT worker arrested in China for allegedly stealing Chinese military technology informationChinaa North Korean IT worker
2025-10-16T10:00:49.000ZBeaverTail and OtterCookie evolve with a new Javascript module
In recent months (as of 2025-01-23)IT workers extorting employers with stolen data and codeUnited StatesNorth Korean IT workers
2025-06-2323rd June – Threat Intelligence Report
2025-08-2525th August – Threat Intelligence Report
From around December 2025 through July 2026WaterPlum / Contagious Interview fake job-interview malware campaign (30,000 PCs, 100+ countries)WaterPlum ("Contagious Interview")
November 25 2025 (dateCreated 2025-11-25)FlexibleFerret: macOS Malware Deploys in Fake Job ScamsDPRK-aligned operators
August 18, 2025The Coordinated Embassy Hunt: Unmasking the DPRK-linked GitHub C2 Espionage CampaignDPRK-linked actors; Kimsuky
February 2025ByBit hack proceeds laundered through Target Address #4 controlled by Professional Money Laundering Organizations"TraderTraitor" campaign waged by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Oct 6, 20252025 DPRK-linked thefts incl. Bybit, LND.fi, WOO X, SeedifyNorth Korea-linked hackers
published 2025-12-18DPRK crypto theft in 2025 (annual total)North Korean hackers / DPRK
published 2025-12-18North Korean crypto theft in 2025 and 2023 marquee hacks (Atomic Wallet, CoinsPaid, Alphapo, Stake.com, CoinEx)North Korea
2025-06-05IT workers at blockchain development companies; $7.74 million frozenNorth Korean IT workers; Sim Hyon Sop; Kim Sang Man (Chinyong)
2025-09-25 (article)At least 25 instances of North Korean IT workers infiltrating crypto companies to steal funds or extort; five IT workers with 30+ fake identities; Blocknovas LLC and Softglide LLC frontsDPRK IT workers (ZachXBT)
Jul 2 (year 2025 inferred from thread text 'since January 1, 2025'; page shows 'Jul 2')ZachXBT: payments to North Korean IT workers hired as developers since January 1, 2025DPRK IT workers
published 2025-04-01 (Q1 2025)Bybit and Phemex hacksNorth Korean Lazarus Group (suspected)
2025-07-24Korea Sobaeksu Trading Company IT worker teams (incl. Vietnam)VietnamKorea Sobaeksu Trading Company; Munitions Industry Department; Kim Se Un; Jo Kyong Hun; Myong Chol Min
Over the past three years (as of November 4, 2025)DPRK-affiliated cyber theft totalNorth Korea-affiliated cybercriminals
2025-11-04Funds managed for First Credit Bank linked to a DPRK ransomware actor and IT worker revenueJang Kuk Chol; Ho Jong Son; First Credit Bank
2025-12-04Vong scheme: Doe likely a North Korean nationalJohn Doe aka William James
March 2025FBI seizure of USDT from APT38 actors (forfeiture complaints)APT38
In May 2025Suspected North Korean IT worker application to a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange (not hired)Japansuspected North Korean IT worker
As of 2025Kimsuky "quishing" (malicious QR code) spearphishing against think tanks, academia, governmentsKimsuky
In May 2025Spoofed foreign advisor email to a think tank leader with QR codeKimsuky
Later that month (May 2025)Spoofed embassy employee email to a think tank senior fellow (North Korean human rights)Kimsuky
Also in May 2025Spoofed think tank employee email with QR code to Kimsuky infrastructureKimsuky
In June 2025Fake conference invitation to a strategic advisory firm leading to fake Google loginKimsuky
2025-07-23IT workers using witting and unwitting U.S.-based facilitatorsUnited StatesNorth Korean IT workers
August 27, 2025North Korean IT workers involved in malicious cyber activities, particularly in the blockchain industryNorth Korean IT workers
2025-01-23Andariel 공격 그룹이 활용하는 RID Hijacking 공격 기법Andariel
2025-01-28T00:00:00.000ZSuspected DPRK Campaign Persists with SparkRAT Activity (in "Unmasking SparkRAT")South Korea (server hosted in Seoul)suspected DPRK
2025-02-03T20:13:32.000ZmacOS FlexibleFerret | Further Variants of DPRK Malware Family Unearthed | SentinelOne
2025-02-04RDP Wrapper를 활용한 Kimsuky 그룹의 지속적인 위협Kimsuky
2025-02-03K 메신저로 유포된 'APT37' 그룹의 악성 HWP 사례 분석APT37
05/02/2025Multiple Organizations>1Lazarus Group
11/02/2025Individuals that work in international affairs organizations, NGOs, government agencies, and media companies across North America, South America, Europe, and East Asia.>1Kimsuky (aka Emerald Sleet or Velvet Chollima
February 13, 2025PurpleBravo (Contagious Interview) targeting of cryptocurrency entities (October-November 2024)United Arab EmiratesPurpleBravo (formerly TAG-120)
19/02/2025It Workers at Western Companies>1North Korea's cyber-espionage campaign, "Contagious Interview."
2025/02/20DeceptiveDevelopment targets freelance developers
2025-10-02Larva-25010 – APT Down 공격자 PC 분석Kimsuky; Larva-25010
2025년 하반기North Korean hackers add 197 malicious npm packages targeting developers (Dec 2025)
2025년 (2026 국가정보보호백서)North Korea: Bybit theft (Feb 2025) and impersonation of defense-company and headhunter recruiters
2025년 (2026 국가정보보호백서)NIS finds North Korea hacked defense and energy firms through IT-solution flaws (early 2025)
2025-02-13北 해킹 조직, 거래처 업무 메일로 위장한 스피어 피싱 공격 주의!KONNI; Kimsuky; Konni; Lazarus; Thallium; 김수키; 라자루스
2025-11-17北 해커, JSON 저장소 악용해 개발자 노린 정교한 악성코드 공격 포착Contagious Interview
2025-01-24계정정보 탈취를 시도하는 피싱 공격 진행 중! 북 배후 추정Kimsuky; 김수키
2025-08-07北 해킹 조직의 언론사 위장 스피어 피싱 공격 주의!Kimsuky; 김수키
2025-11-28.hta 파일로 유포중인 KimJongRAT 주의!KimJongRAT; Kimsuky
2025-03-07Kimsuky 그룹의 워터링 홀 공격, 통일 분야 교육 지원서를 위장한 악성 파일 유포 주의Kimsuky; 김수키
2025-02-122025년 1월 APT 그룹 동향 보고서Andariel
2025-03-05Lazarus 그룹의 윈도우 웹 서버 대상 공격 사례 분석Lazarus
2025-04-02채용 메일을 위장한 피싱 공격 정황 사례 분석 (BeaverTail, Tropidoor)Lazarus
2025-04-14APT그룹 추적 보고서 – Larva-24005Kimsuky; Larva-24005
2025-04-15MS 정상 유틸리티 mavinject.exe를 이용한 인젝션 공격 사례Lazarus
2025-04-162025년 3월 APT 그룹 동향 보고서KONNI; Kimsuky; Konni; Lazarus
2025-04-222025년 3월 PebbleDash 악성코드 유포 사례Kimsuky; Lazarus
2025-05-162025년 4월 APT 그룹 동향 보고서KONNI; Konni; Lazarus
2025-05-22Larva-25004 (Kimsuky 연관) 그룹의 추가 인증서 악용 사례 – Nexaweb 인증서로 서명된 악성코드Kimsuky; Larva-25004
2025-06-122025년 5월 APT 그룹 동향 보고서APT37; KONNI; Konni; TA-RedAnt
2025-06-12논문파일을 위장한 악성코드 유포 주의 (Kimsuky 그룹)Kimsuky
2025-07-152025년 6월 APT 그룹 동향 보고서Kimsuky
2025-08-222025년 7월 APT 그룹 동향 보고서Kimsuky; Lazarus
2025-09-112025년 8월 APT 그룹 동향 보고서APT43; Kimsuky; Lazarus
2025-10-212025년 9월 APT 그룹 동향 보고서APT37; Kimsuky; Lazarus; TA-RedAnt
2025-11-132025년 10월 APT 그룹 동향 보고서Kimsuky; Larva-25004; Lazarus
2025-12-122025년 11월 APT 그룹 동향 보고서KONNI; Kimsuky; Konni; Lazarus; TA-RedAnt
2025-11-09국가 배후 위협 조직의 안드로이드 디바이스 대상 원격 초기화 전술APT37; KONNI; Kimsuky; Konni; 김수키; 코니
2025-03-04비상계엄 테마 APT 공격과 Kimsuky 그룹 연관성 분석APT37; Kimsuky; 김수키
2025-12-21작전명 아르테미스: HWP 기반 DLL 사이드 로딩 공격 분석APT37
2025-04-01경찰청과 국가인권위를 사칭한 Konni APT 캠페인 분석KONNI; Konni; 코니
2025-08-03RoKRAT 셸코드 및 스테가노그래피 기반 위협 분석과 EDR 대응 방안APT37
2025-07-01'클릭픽스' 전술을 활용한 김수키 그룹 위협 사례 분석Kimsuky; 김수키
2025-06-09김수키 그룹의 3단 콤보 위협 분석Kimsuky; 김수키; 북한연계
2025-03-06소프트웨어 공급망 보안 취약점 노린 해킹 [기사: 국정원, 소프트웨어 공급망 보안 취약점 노린 북한 해킹 경고]북한 해킹 조직
2025-10-22다국적제재모니터링팀(MSMT), 북한 불법 사이버 활동 관련 보고서 발간북한
2025-08-07ScarCruft’s New Language: Whispering in PubNub, Crafting Backdoor in Rust, Striking with RansomwareChinopuNK; ScarCruft
2025.05.26.북한 해커와 연계된 도박사이트 사건 수사결과북한 313총국; 정찰총국 소속 해커
2025-02-16北 라자루스, 특정 표적 ‘핀셋’ 타격Lazarus; 라자루스
2025-04-24T05:00:04Operation SyncHole: Lazarus APT goes back to the well
2025-09-02북한 APT37, 한국 정부·정보기관 대상 정교한 스피어피싱 공격 전개APT37; ScarCruft; Reaper
2025-10-31북한, 2·3분기 국가 배후 해킹에서 전 세계 압도적 1위…‘라자루스’ 앞세워 공격 수위 높여라자루스; 김수키; 안다리엘
2025-01-14North Korea’s Lazarus Group behind $235 million WazirX hack, confirms joint statement by US, South Korea, JapanLazarus
2025-12-01Эксперты убеждены, что в 2026 году северокорейские хакеры усLazarus
2025-03-28Digital warfare: N. Korea's evolving cyber arsenal and global threats
2025-01-31北 해커부대 라자루스, 오픈소스 프로젝트 복제해 백도어 유포…대규모 공급망 공격 감행Lazarus; 라자루스
2025-02-06북한 라자루스 해킹그룹, 가짜 링크드인 채용 사기로 OS 감염 악성코드 유포Lazarus; 라자루스
2025-10-30T20:03:36ZKimsuky HttpTroy (invoice-themed VPN dropper) intrusionKRKimsuky (possible)
2025-12-18“CJ대한통운 사칭” QR 피싱으로 안드로이드 RAT 설치…북한 김수키, DocSwap 변종 유포 정황Kimsuky; 김수키
2025-09-15북한 김수키, AI 딥페이크로 군 공격 시도김수키
2025-11-30라자루스부터 안다리엘까지…북한 3대 해킹조직 어떻게 침투했나Lazarus; 라자루스; Kimsuky; 김수키; Andariel; 안다리엘
2025-03-10“가상자산 2조원 탈취 北해커 조직, 최소 4000억원 현금화”라자루스
2025-02-25업비트에 바이비트까지…라자루스 그룹, 산업의 판도를 흔들다 [블록렌즈]라자루스
2025-11-30'한국' 타켓 삼은 북한 해킹조직 라자루스·김수키라자루스; 김수키
2025-08-18Kuzey Koreli Hacker Grubu Lazarus Yine Sahnede: İngiliz Kripto Para Borsasını Tarihe GömdüLazarus
2025-05-23他是朝鲜最牛的黑客:团队规模超千人,短短两天,盗窃近15亿美元Lazarus
2025-05-26Хакеры из Северной КореиLazarus
2025-03-10T22:59:28.808ZLazarus Strikes npm Again with New Wave of Malicious Packages
2025-01-30[VOA 뉴스] 북한 해킹조직 탈취 ‘가상 자산’…‘소유권 청구서’ 공고라자루스
2025-10-19韓 기업 노리는 '그 놈들'…랜섬웨어, 더 강해진다Kimsuky; 김수키
early 2025Takeover of the email account of an India-based cryptocurrency gaming company’s CEO; spear phishing of over 250 individualsIndiaCryptoCore
February 2025ClickFake Interview campaign (ClickFix tactic; GolangGhost, FrostyFerret)DPRK cyber actors (Lazarus, per Sekoia source title)
since at least February 2025Qilin ransomware deployments, including a U.S. healthcare providerUnited StatesMoonstone Sleet (affiliate of Qilin)
February 2025 (OpenAI report); 2025 (DeepSeek)Use of OpenAI tools, ChatGPT and DeepSeekCryptoCore; TraderTraitor
2025Ryugyong Technology IT workers holding jobs at more than eight companies under false personasUnited States; Canada; India; Netherlands; Ireland (employer locations)DPRK Ryugyong Technology Company (75 Guidance Bureau, MID)
mid-2025Umnal IT worker Choe Il-kuk (persona “Naoki Murano”) possibly connected to Wagemole and Contagious InterviewRussian Federation (Vladivostok)Umnal delegation (Chinyong IT)
January 2025Chonsurim IT worker employed by an international DeFi companyChonsurim Trading Corporation IT workers (Laos; Department 53, Ministry of National Defense)
February 2025Chonsurim IT worker developing a payment gateway for a commercial websiteChonsurim Trading Corporation IT workers (Laos; Department 53, Ministry of National Defense)
over a three-year period, as recently as early 2025Argentina-based facilitator Antonia Doroganova’s Payoneer accounts for DPRK IT workersArgentinafacilitator for Amnokgang and Ryugyong IT workers
2025Japan case 5: individuals assisting North Korean IT workersJapanNorth Korean IT workers / North Korea-affiliated IT companies in China
March and April 2025Registration of fake video conferencing domains for spear phishing (e.g. web001-zoom.us, zoomsdk.us, secure-meeting.cloud)CryptoCore
2025-06-30T19:17:49+00:00 (published_time)Jasper Sleet North Korean remote IT workers using AI; 3,000 Microsoft consumer accounts suspendedUnited States (US) companies; globallyJasper Sleet (formerly Storm-0287); also Storm-1877 and Moonstone Sleet
2025-10-16T14:06:28+00:00 (published_time)Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2025 summary: North Korean remote IT workers and extortioncompanies around the worldNorth Korean remote IT workers
Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2025North Korean remote IT workers embedded at organizations worldwidearound the world; US-based companiesNorth Korean IT workers (Jasper Sleet)
Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2025North Korean actor participating as a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) affiliate for the first timea North Korean actor (not named in this passage)
Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2025North Korean targeting focus: IT sector, banking/blockchain, defense, manufacturing; South Korea in APACSouth KoreaNorth Korean threat actors
2025-02-12 (datePublished)APT38 thefts from financial institutions incl. SWIFT compromisesworldwideAPT38
2025-02-12 (datePublished)TraderTraitor theft from a Japan-based company (as reported in December 2024 FBI/DC3/NPA statement)Japan-basedUNC4899 (TraderTraitor)
2025-02-12 (datePublished)UNC3782 cryptocurrency crime and targeting of South Korean organizations combating crypto crimeSouth KoreanUNC3782 (suspected North Korean)
2025-02-12 (datePublished)North Korean cryptocurrency theft 2017-2023 (UN estimate cited)North Korea
2025-03-06 (datePublished)North Korean IT workers: global expansion, extortion and data leak operationsU.S.; Europe and AsiaNorth Korean IT workers
2025-04-01 (datePublished)DPRK IT worker operations expanding to Europe (one worker with 12 personas targeting defense and government)Europe and the United States; United Kingdom; Germany and PortugalDPRK IT workers
2025-04-01 (datePublished)DPRK IT worker extortion attempts against larger organizations (since late October 2024)DPRK IT workers
Cloud Threat Horizons Report H2 2025 (no exact date on page)UNC4899 social-engineering intrusions into Google Cloud and AWS environments leading to cryptocurrency theft (Q3 2024 to Q1 2025)UNC4899 (TraderTraitor)
2025-10-16 (datePublished)UNC5342 EtherHiding (JADESNOW / INVISIBLEFERRET) in Contagious Interview campaignUNC5342
2025-11-05 (datePublished)UNC1069 (MASAN) misuse of Gemini and deepfake lures distributing BIGMACHOUNC1069 (aka MASAN)
2025-11-05 (datePublished)UNC4899 (PUKCHONG) misuse of GeminiUNC4899 (aka PUKCHONG)
February 27, 2025FAMOUS CHOLLIMA incidents in 2024 (2025 Global Threat Report)FAMOUS CHOLLIMA
August 04, 2025FAMOUS CHOLLIMA GenAI-enabled infiltration of over 320 companies (2025 Threat Hunting Report)FAMOUS CHOLLIMA
2025-11-03T06:00Z (datePublished)DPRK-nexus targeting of European defense, diplomatic, and financial institutions (2025 European Threat Landscape Report)EuropeanDPRK-nexus actors
February 13, 2025North Korea-linked front companies in China spoofing legitimate IT firms (TAG-121)China; spoofed firms in China, India, Pakistan, Ukraine, and the United StatesTAG-121
November 12, 2025PurpleDelta (North Korean IT workers) applications to over 1,100 companies (late 2024 to early 2025)operators likely based in ChinaPurpleDelta
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)
2025-10-28T03:00:11Crypto wasted: BlueNoroff’s ghost mirage of funding and jobs
2025-04-21T03:00:56False Face: Unit 42 Demonstrates the Alarming Ease of Synthetic Identity Creation
2025-02-26T03:00:59RustDoor and Koi Stealer for macOS Used by North Korea-Linked Threat Actor to Target the Cryptocurrency Sector
2025-09-04T09:55:04.000ZContagious Interview | North Korean Threat Actors Reveal Plans and Ops by Abusing Cyber Intel Platforms | SentinelOne
2025-07-02T09:55:37.000ZmacOS NimDoor | DPRK Threat Actors Target Web3 and Crypto Platforms with Nim-Based Malware | SentinelOne
2025-04-23Russian Infrastructure Plays Crucial Role in North Korean Cybercrime Operations
2025-09-08APT37: Rust Backdoor & Python Loader | ThreatLabz
2025-07-03T05:00:00.000Z3CX’s Software Supply Chain Compromise: Lessons Learned | RL Blog
2025/09/25DeceptiveDevelopment: From primitive crypto theft to sophisticated AI-based deception
2025/11/06ESET APT Activity Report Q2 2025–Q3 2025 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2025/05/19ESET APT Activity Report Q4 2024–Q1 2025 (DPRK-related paragraph 1)
2025/05/19ESET APT Activity Report Q4 2024–Q1 2025 (DPRK-related paragraph 2)
2025-06-18T01:50:57.000ZAnalysis of the recent Endoor malware of Kimsuky (APT-Q-2) group
2025-04-11T09:00:50.000ZSuspected Kimsuky (APT-Q-2) attacks South Korean companies
2025-08-28T08:19:06.000ZThe Trap of Troubleshooting: Analysis of Lazarus (APT-Q-1)'s Recent Attacks Using ClickFix
2025-07-14T21:43:41.794ZContagious Interview Campaign Escalates With 67 Malicious npm Packages and New Malware Loader
2025-04-04T12:25:43.627ZLazarus Expands Malicious npm Campaign: 11 New Packages Add Malware Loaders and Bitbucket Payloads
2025-10-10T17:13:22.383ZNorth Korea’s Contagious Interview Campaign Escalates: 338 Malicious npm Packages, 50,000 Downloads
2025-11-26T20:13:53.254ZInside the GitHub Infrastructure Powering North Korea’s Contagious Interview npm Attacks
2025-01-29T22:47:16.420ZNorth Korean APT Lazarus Targets Developers with Malicious npm Package
2025-06-25T01:10:19.162ZAnother Wave: North Korean Contagious Interview Campaign Drops 35 New Malicious npm Packages
2025-05-14T16:44:07.782ZBeaverTail / InvisibleFerret multi-stage npm campaign (in 2025 Mid-Year Threat Report)North Korean threat actors
2025-06-12T13:47:04.870ZContagious Interview campaign (in 2025 Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Threat Report)North Korea
2025-09-17T17:07:11.749ZIdentifying and Preventing Fraudulent Engineering Candidates: An Investigation into 80 Confirmed Casessuspected North Korean operators
2025-10-16T21:22:16.651ZLazarus npm packages (cited in ENISA 2025 Threat Landscape)Lazarus Group
2025-09-09T15:00:00.000ZContagious Interview / Ferret macOS malware (in "Ransomware 2025: Infostealers on the March")North Korea
2025-01-24T00:00:00ZTenacious Pungsan npm campaign (in Datadog threat roundup Q4 2024)Tenacious Pungsan
2025-10-31T00:00:00ZFraudulent North Korean IT workers (in Datadog threat roundup Q3 2025)United Statesfraudulent North Korean IT workers
Mar 31, 2025ByBit theft (mentioned in "Malware hiding in plain sight")Lazarus
Jun 12, 2025North Korean Crypto-Heist Targets Web3 Developers via Malicious NPM Package (web3-wrapper-ethers)Void Dokkaebi
2025-04-09T15:45:00+00:00Resurgent North Korean Malware Campaign in npmNorth Korean attackers
2025-07-31T15:33:36+00:00North Korean Crypto Stealing Campaign Rears Its Head AgainNorth Korean
2025-12-11T16:33:55+00:00Contagious Interview (in Threat Research Year In Review - 2025)Famous Chollima
February 25, 2025Silent Push Pivots into New Lazarus Group Infrastructure, Acquires Sensitive Intel Related to $1.4B ByBit Hack and Past AttacksLazarus Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Group
February 28, 2025Astrill VPN: Silent Push Publicly Releases New IPs on VPN Service Heavily Used by North Korean Threat ActorsLazarus; Contagious Interview (Famous Chollima)
April 24, 2025Contagious Interview (DPRK) Launches a New Campaign Creating Three Front Companies to Deliver a Trio of Malware: BeaverTail, InvisibleFerret, and OtterCookieContagious Interview (Famous Chollima); Lazarus
2025-01-16T00:00:00ZLazarus APT: Techniques for Hunting Contagious Interview (ClickFix fake video job interviews)Lazarus APT
2025-06-18T05:00:00.000ZInside the BlueNoroff Web3 macOS Intrusion Analysis (Feeling Blue(Noroff))TA444 aka BlueNoroff, Sapphire Sleet, COPERNICIUM, STARDUST CHOLLIMA, CageyChameleon
2025-07-22T00:00:00ZPreviously unreported domain associated with TraderTraitor Bybit activity (in "Substantial Upgrades to Crawling History")Lazarus Group (TraderTraitor)
2025-11-20T00:00:00ZInside DPRK’s Fake Job Platform Targeting U.S. AI Talent (lenvny[.]com)U.S.DPRK-linked Contagious Interview operation
2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z‘JustJoin’ Landing Page Linked to Suspected DPRK Activity ResurfacesTA444/BlueNoroff
2025-12-17T00:00:00.000ZInside DPRK Operations: New Lazarus and Kimsuky Infrastructure Uncovered Across Global Campaigns (with Acronis TRU)Lazarus; Kimsuky; Lazarus DeceptiveDevelopment cluster
2025-06-30Uncovering DPRK Remote Workers: Detecting Hidden Threats Through Internet TelemetryDPRK operatives; North Korean IT contractors
2025-07-08T10:00:00.000ZLazarus Group packages in npm and PyPI (in Q2 2025 Open Source Malware Index)Lazarus Group
2025-07-30T10:00:00.000ZGlobal Espionage: Lazarus Group Targets OSS EcosystemsLazarus Group
2025-08-27T14:00:00.000ZNorth Korean IT operatives infiltrate 320+ companies (CrowdStrike report cited in "AI and Malware: Infiltrating Software Development Teams")Famous Chollima; North Korean IT operatives
2025-06-30T05:00:00.000ZFake IT worker deepfake scams linked to North Korea, incl. Kraken targeted (in Tradecraft Tuesday recap "AI: Friend or Faux")threat actors linked to North Korea
2025-09-18T05:00:00.000ZNorth Korean IT worker schemes (in "How Malicious Hackers Try to Infiltrate Your IT Team")China; Russia (where operatives often work from); US (identities)North Korean IT workers
2025-10-30T20:03:36ZLazarus Comebacker to BLINDINGCAN variant intrusionCALazarus
2025-05-15T03:00:00+00:00North Korean OtterCookie is back (fourth version)WaterPlum (rebranding of Famous Chollima); Contagious Interviews campaign
2025-09-01T13:00:00+00:00Three Lazarus RATs coming for your cheese (PondRAT, ThemeForestRAT, RemotePE incident response cases)Lazarus subgroup (AppleJeus, Citrine Sleet, UNC4736, Gleaming Pisces)
2025-04 (from URL path; no date on page)How AI services power the DPRK’s IT contracting scamsDPRK IT Workers; Wagemole
2025-05-08T08:01:07.000ZAdditional Features of OtterCookie Malware Used by WaterPlumWaterPlum (Famous Chollima, PurpleBravo)
M-Trends 2025 (report year; no day-level date on PDF)North Korean IT workers as insider threat (UNC5267), 5% of initial infection vectors in 2024UNC5267 (North Korean IT workers)
M-Trends 2025 (report year; no day-level date on PDF)APT45 profileAPT45 (DPRK)
M-Trends 2025 (report year; no day-level date on PDF)DPRK IT workers placed outside North Korea as remote IT contractors (UNC5267)Western countriesUNC5267 (DPRK)