Contagious Interview
Contagious Interview is a North Korea-attributed nation-state APT group with a financial motive, tracked by Brandefense. It targets 12 sectors, including Government and Technology, in 21 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. It uses 39 MITRE ATT&CK techniques and exploits 2 known CVEs.
Also known as
- DeceptiveDevelopment
- Gwisin Gang
- Tenacious Pungsan
- DEV#POPPER
- PurpleBravo
- TAG-121
- Lazarus
- Origin
- North Korea
- Techniques
- 39
- Exploited CVEs
- 2
- First seen
- Jan 1, 2023
- Last seen
- Sep 4, 2025
- Record updated
Who They Target.
Sectors · 12
Countries · 21
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About Contagious Interview.
Contagious Interview is a North Korea-aligned threat group active since 2023. The group conducts both cyberespionage and financially motivated operations, including the theft of cryptocurrency and user credentials.
Last updated Sep 21, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from structured threat intelligence and reviewed by Brandefense analysts. Techniques follow the MITRE ATT&CK framework.