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Threat Actors Targeting South Korea.

Brandefense tracks 156 threat actors known to target South Korea. The most documented are Kimsuky, APT28 and Lazarus Group. The sectors they target most are Government, Manufacturing and Technology.

72 of 156 published profiles shown

DarkHotelSouth Korea
aka DUBNIUM · Zigzag Hail · APT-Q-14
Nation-state APTEspionage

DarkHotel is a South Korea-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

30TTPs
16exploited
18malware
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SilenceRussia
aka Whisper Spider · G0091 · Contract Crew +3
CybercrimeFinancial

Silence is a Russia-attributed cybercrime syndicate with a financial motive.

36TTPs
8exploited
27malware
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Whitefly
Nation-state APTEspionage

Whitefly is a nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

43TTPs
1exploited
3malware
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Thegentlemen
aka Storm-2697 · The Gentlemen Group
RansomwareFinancial

Thegentlemen is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

42TTPs
1exploited
54malware
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APT-C-23
aka Desert Falcon · TAG-63 · Grey Karkadann +15
Nation-state APTEspionage

APT-C-23 is a nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

40TTPs
2exploited
21malware
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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.

39TTPs
2exploited
46malware
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APT17China
aka Deputy Dog · Aurora Panda · Hidden Lynx +2
Nation-state APTEspionage

APT17 is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

18TTPs
22exploited
35malware
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Cuba ransomware
RansomwareFinancial

Cuba ransomware is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

35TTPs
5exploited
10malware
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Lapsus$Brazil
aka DEV-0537 · Strawberry Tempest · Slippy Spider +1
RansomwareFinancial

Lapsus$ is a Brazil-attributed ransomware group with a financial motive.

39TTPs
1exploited
38malware
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Tonto TeamChina
aka Earth Akhlut · BRONZE HUNTLEY · Karma Panda +1
Nation-state APTEspionage

Tonto Team is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

38TTPs
1exploited
10malware
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Nightspire
aka nightspire Team
RansomwareFinancial

Nightspire is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

38TTPs
–No CVE data
7malware
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PLAYRussia
aka Play Team
RansomwareFinancial

PLAY is a Russia-attributed ransomware group with a financial motive.

37TTPs
–No CVE data
34malware
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Gunra
RansomwareFinancial

Gunra is a ransomware group with a financial motive. It targets 15 sectors, including Government and Technology, in 30 countries, including the United States and France.

37TTPs
–No CVE data
8malware
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Conti
aka conti Team · Conti Ransomware
RansomwareFinancial

Conti is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

29TTPs
6exploited
26malware
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8BASE
aka 8BASE Team
RansomwareFinancial

8BASE is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

34TTPs
–No CVE data
25malware
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APT1China
aka Comment Crew · Comment Group · Comment Panda +11
Nation-state APTEspionage

APT1 is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

32TTPs
1exploited
47malware
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UNC5221China
aka UTA0178
Nation-state APTIdeology

UNC5221 is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an ideological motive.

29TTPs
4exploited
44malware
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TA2541
CybercrimeFinancial

TA2541 is a cybercrime syndicate with a financial motive.

30TTPs
1exploited
18malware
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TEMP.VelesRussia
aka XENOTIME · Triton Actor · ATK 91 +1
Nation-state APTEspionage

TEMP.Veles is a Russia-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

29TTPs
1exploited
22malware
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Helldown
RansomwareFinancial

Helldown is a ransomware group with a financial motive.

27TTPs
2exploited
8malware
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TaidoorChina
Nation-state APTEspionage

Taidoor is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

25TTPs
4exploited
3malware
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Dust StormChina
aka G0031 · Operation Dust Storm
Nation-state APTEspionage

Dust Storm is a China-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

24TTPs
5exploited
8malware
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Silent LibrarianIran
aka TA407 · COBALT DICKENS · Mabna Institute +4
Nation-state APTEspionage

Silent Librarian is an Iran-attributed nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

14TTPs
14exploited
5malware
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Molerats
aka Operation Molerats · Gaza Cybergang
Nation-state APTEspionage

Molerats is a nation-state APT group with an espionage motive.

27TTPs
1exploited
25malware
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