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Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2023

N. Korean Kimsuky APT targets S. Korea-US military exercises

North Korea-linked APT Kimsuky launched a spear-phishing campaign targeting US contractors working at the war simulation centre. North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky carried out a spear-phishing campaign against US contractors involved in a joint U.S.-South Korea military exercise. The news was reported by the South Korean police on Sunday, the law enforcement also added that […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2023

Experts detail a new Kimsuky social engineering campaign

North Korea-linked APT Kimsuky has been linked to a social engineering campaign aimed at experts in North Korean affairs. SentinelLabs researchers uncovered a social engineering campaign by the North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky that is targeting experts in North Korean affairs. The attacks are part of a broader campaign recently detailed in a joint advisory published by […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2023

Kimsuky APT poses as journalists and broadcast writers in its attacks

North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky is posing as journalists to gather intelligence, a joint advisory from NSA and FBI warns. A joint advisory from the FBI, the U.S. Department of State, the National Security Agency (NSA), South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS), National Police Agency (NPA), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), warns that North-Korea-linked Kimsuky APT […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2023

North Korea-linked APT breached the Seoul National University Hospital

The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) warns that a North Korea-linked APT group had breached the Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH). The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) revealed that a North Korea-linked APT group has breached one of the largest hospitals in the country, the Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH). The security breach took place […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 05, 2023

North Korea-linked Kimsuky APT uses new recon tool ReconShark

North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky has been observed using a new reconnaissance tool dubbed ReconShark in a recent campaign. SentinelOne researchers observed an ongoing campaign from North Korea-linked Kimsuky Group that is using a new malware called ReconShark. The reconnaissance tool is delivered through spear-phishing emails, OneDrive links leading to document weaponized downloads, and the execution of malicious […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2022

GoldDragon campaign: North-Korea linked Kimsuky APT adopts victim verification technique

The North Korea-linked Kimsuky APT is behind a new campaign, tracked as GoldDragon, targeting political and diplomatic entities in South Korea in early 2022. Researchers from Kaspersky attribute a series of attacks, tracked as GoldDragon, against political and diplomatic entities located in South Korea in early 2022 to the North Korea-linked group Kimsuky. Kimsuky cyberespiona group […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 19, 2021

North Korean APT group Kimsuky allegedly hacked South Korea’s atomic research agency KAERI

North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky allegedly breached South Korea’s atomic research agency KAERI by exploiting a VPN vulnerability. South Korean representatives declared on Friday that North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky is believed to have breached the internal network of the South Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI). The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) in Daejeon, South Korea […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 02, 2020

North Korea-Linked APT Group Kimsuky spotted using new malware

North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky was recently spotted using a new piece of malware in attacks on government agencies and human rights activists. North Korea-linked cyber espionage group Kimsuky (aka Black Banshee, Thallium, Velvet Chollima) was recently observed using a new malware in attacks aimed at government agencies and human rights activists. The Kimsuky APT […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2020

North Korea APT group targeted tens of UN Security Council officials

North Korea-linked APT group targeted UN Security Council officials over the past year, states a report from the United Nations organ. A North-Korea-linked cyber espionage group has launched spear-phishing attacks aimed at compromising tens of officials from the United Nations Security Council. The campaign targeted at least 28 UN officials, including at least 11 individuals […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2020

The North Korean Kimsuky APT threatens South Korea evolving its TTPs

Cybaze-Yoroi ZLab analyzed a new implant employed by a North Korea-linked APT group, tracked as Kimsuky, in attacks on South Korea. Introduction Recently we have observed a significant increase in state-sponsored operations carried out by threat actors worldwide. APT34, Gamaredon, and Transparent Tribe are a few samples of the recently uncovered campaigns, the latter was spotted after four […]

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N. Korean Kimsuky APT targets S. Korea-US military exercises

Experts detail a new Kimsuky social engineering campaign

Kimsuky APT poses as journalists and broadcast writers in its attacks

North Korea-linked APT breached the Seoul National University Hospital

North Korea-linked Kimsuky APT uses new recon tool ReconShark

GoldDragon campaign: North-Korea linked Kimsuky APT adopts victim verification technique

North Korean APT group Kimsuky allegedly hacked South Korea’s atomic research agency KAERI

North Korea-Linked APT Group Kimsuky spotted using new malware

North Korea APT group targeted tens of UN Security Council officials

The North Korean Kimsuky APT threatens South Korea evolving its TTPs

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