Andariel Archives - Security Affairs

Pierluigi Paganini August 06, 2024

North Korea-linked hackers target construction and machinery sectors with watering hole and supply chain attacks

South Korea’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) reported that North Korea-linked hackers hijacked VPN software updates to deploy malware. South Korea’s national security and intelligence agencies, including the National Intelligence Service, the Prosecutor’s Office, the Police Agency, the Military Intelligence Command, and the Cyber Operations Command, have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn that […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 23, 2024

North Korea-linked APT groups target South Korean defense contractors

The National Police Agency in South Korea warns that North Korea-linked threat actors are targeting defense industry entities. The National Police Agency in South Korea warns that North Korea-linked threat actors are targeting defense industry entities to steal defense technology information. North Korea-linked APT groups Lazarus, Andariel, and Kimsuky hacked multiple defense companies in South […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 30, 2023

North Korea-linked Andariel APT used a new malware named EarlyRat last year

North Korea-linked cyberespionage group Andariel used a previously undocumented malware called EarlyRat. Kaspersky researchers reported that the North Korea-linked APT group Andariel used a previously undocumented malware dubbed EarlyRat in attacks exploiting the Log4j Log4Shell vulnerability last year. The Andariel APT (aka Stonefly) has been active since at least 2015, it was involved in several attacks attributed to the North Korean government. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2022

Experts linked Maui ransomware to North Korean Andariel APT

Cybersecurity researchers from Kaspersky linked the Maui ransomware to the North Korea-backed Andariel APT group. Kaspersky linked with medium confidence the Maui ransomware operation to the North Korea-backed APT group Andariel, which is considered a division of the Lazarus APT Group, North Korean nation-state actors used Maui ransomware to encrypt servers providing healthcare services, including electronic […]

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North Korea-linked hackers target construction and machinery sectors with watering hole and supply chain attacks

North Korea-linked APT groups target South Korean defense contractors

North Korea-linked Andariel APT used a new malware named EarlyRat last year

Experts linked Maui ransomware to North Korean Andariel APT

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