Also known as: Appleworm, TA404, Operation AppleJeus, Unit 121, Diamond Sleet, Andariel, G0032, Group 77, Operation Troy, Bluenoroff, Hastati Group, NewRomanic Cyber Army Team, Stardust Chollima, Citrine Sleet, APT-C-26, ZINC, ATK117, NICKEL GLADSTONE, Black Artemis, Sapphire Sleet, Labyrinth Chollima, Operation DarkSeoul, Lazarus group, Bureau 121, COPERNICIUM, DEV-0139, G0082, Subgroup: Bluenoroff, Moonstone Sleet, APT38, DEV-1222, APT 38, ATK3, COVELLITE, BeagleBoyz, Dark Seoul, Operation GhostSecret, Zinc, Whois Hacking Team, Nickel Academy, Hidden Cobra
Since 2009, HIDDEN COBRA actors have leveraged their capabilities to target and compromise a range of victims; some intrusions have resulted in the exfiltration of data while others have been disruptive in nature. Commercial reporting has referred to this activity as Lazarus Group and Guardians of Peace. Tools and capabilities used by HIDDEN COBRA actors include DDoS botnets, keyloggers, remote access tools (RATs), and wiper malware. Variants of malware and tools used by HIDDEN COBRA actors include Destover, Duuzer, and Hangman.
No exploited CVEs have been attributed to this threat actor yet.
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