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Department 53

Department 53 is a cybercrime syndicate with a financial motive, tracked by Brandefense. It uses 2 MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

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Techniques
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About Department 53.

A North Korean entity under the DPRK Ministry of National Defense that orchestrates a network of IT workers to generate illicit funds for weapons programs.

Last updated Jul 24, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from structured threat intelligence and reviewed by Brandefense analysts. Techniques follow the MITRE ATT&CK framework.