Threat actors by attributed origin

North Korea-Attributed Threat Actors.

Brandefense tracks 18 threat actors attributed to North Korea. The most documented are Lazarus Group, APT38 and APT37. The sectors they target most are Energy and Utilities, Government, and Defense and Aerospace.

Top target sectorsEnergy and Utilities Government Defense and Aerospace

MotivationEspionage Financial Ideology

18 of 18 published profiles shown

Cards Table

Lazarus GroupNorth Korea

aka Famous Chollima · Hidden Cobra · ZINC +13

Nation-state APTFinancial

Lazarus Group is a North Korea-attributed nation-state APT group with a financial motive.

aka NICKEL GLADSTONE · BeagleBoyz · Bluenoroff +6

Nation-state APTFinancial

APT38 is a North Korea-attributed nation-state APT group with a financial motive.

aka InkySquid · Group123 · TEMP.Reaper +3

Nation-state APTIdeology

APT37 is a North Korea-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

aka Silent Chollima · PLUTONIUM · Onyx Sleet +16

Nation-state APTEspionage

Andariel is a North Korea-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

aka Gleaming Pisces · UNC1720 · AppleJeus

Nation-state APTFinancial

UNC4736 is a North Korea-attributed nation-state APT group with a financial motive.

Moonstone SleetNorth Korea

aka Storm-1789 · Stressed Pungsan

CybercrimeFinancial

Moonstone Sleet is a North Korea-attributed cybercrime syndicate with a financial motive.

Contagious InterviewNorth Korea

aka DeceptiveDevelopment · Gwisin Gang · Tenacious Pungsan +4

Nation-state APTFinancial

Contagious Interview is a North Korea-attributed nation-state APT group with a financial motive.

aka MASAN · CryptoCore · MIDNIGHT NEPTUNE

CybercrimeFinancial

UNC1069 is a North Korea-attributed cybercrime syndicate with a financial motive.

TEMP.HermitNorth Korea

Nation-state APTEspionage

TEMP.Hermit is a North Korea-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

Jade SleetNorth Korea

CybercrimeFinancial

Jade Sleet is a North Korea-attributed cybercrime syndicate with a financial motive.

Nation-state APTEspionage

Wassonite is a North Korea-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

Nation-state APTEspionage

OnionDog is a North Korea-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive. It targets 4 sectors, including Government and Manufacturing, in South Korea.

Nickel AlleyNorth Korea

UnclassifiedUnknown

Nickel Alley is a North Korea-attributed threat actor group.

puNK-003 is a North Korea-attributed threat actor group.

JINX-0164 is a North Korea-attributed threat actor group.

TA444 is a North Korea-attributed threat actor group.

Pearl SleetNorth Korea

aka DEV-0215 · LAWRENCIUM

UnclassifiedUnknown

Pearl Sleet is a North Korea-attributed threat actor group.

ELUSIVE COMETNorth Korea

UnclassifiedUnknown

ELUSIVE COMET is a North Korea-attributed threat actor group.

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North Korea-Attributed Threat Actors.

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