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Kimsuky

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reference profile · reported nexus: KP (not nationality)

This threat actor targets South Korean think tanks, industry, nuclear power operators, and the Ministry of Unification for espionage purposes.

Source-reported aliases: Velvet Chollima, Black Banshee, Thallium, Operation Stolen Pencil, G0086, APT43, Emerald Sleet, THALLIUM, Springtail, Sparkling Pisces. Associations do not prove equivalence.

Target geography

Catalog-listed countries (associations, not attack counts): Germany

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Historical casebook

No dated record curated yet; absence does not establish inactivity.

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References

Pinned source catalog

https://securelist.com/the-kimsuky-operation-a-north-korean-apt/57915/

https://www.cfr.org/interactive/cyber-operations/kimsuky

https://www.pwc.co.uk/issues/cyber-security-data-privacy/research/tracking-kimsuky-north-korea-based-cyber-espionage-group-part-2.html

https://youtu.be/hAsKp43AZmM?t=1027

https://www.bloomberglaw.com/document/public/subdoc/X67FPNDOUBV9VOPS35A4864BFIU?imagename=1

https://www.netscout.com/blog/asert/stolen-pencil-campaign-targets-academia

https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/new-babyshark-malware-targets-u-s-national-security-think-tanks/

https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0086/

https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-301a

https://www.cybereason.com/blog/back-to-the-future-inside-the-kimsuky-kgh-spyware-suite

https://mandiant.widen.net/s/zvmfw5fnjs/apt43-report

https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/57873/

https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/61082/

https://www.rewterz.com/rewterz-news/rewterz-threat-alert-north-korean-apt-kimsuky-aka-black-banshee-active-iocs-29/

https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/a-glimpse-into-future-scarcruft-campaigns-attackers-gather-strategic-intelligence-and-target-cybersecurity-professionals/

https://www.bsi.bund.de/DE/Themen/Unternehmen-und-Organisationen/Cyber-Sicherheitslage/Analysen-und-Prognosen/Threat-Intelligence/Aktive_APT-Gruppen/aktive-apt-gruppen_node.html

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