About this tag
The north korea tag on WindowsForum.com covers the evolving cyber threat posed by North Korean state-sponsored actors, including the Lazarus Group, Kimsuky, Moonstone Sleet, and BeagleBoyz. Discussions focus on their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) as documented in joint advisories from CISA, the FBI, and other agencies. Topics include supply chain attacks via malicious open source software, AI-driven espionage by remote IT workers, ransomware targeting Windows systems, and cryptocurrency theft. The tag provides analysis and defense strategies for enterprise IT and security professionals, emphasizing the importance of threat intelligence and proactive mitigation.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Lazarus Group’s Cyber Espionage Shift: Threatening Open Source Supply Chains in 2025

    North Korea’s infamous Lazarus Group has returned to the international cyber stage with worrying new tactics. In a move that marks a tactical shift from sheer disruption to subtle infiltration, recent research reveals the group is seeding malware-laden open source software, bringing fresh...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    North Korean Remote IT Workers & AI-Driven Cyber Espionage: Threats & Defense Strategies

    North Korean remote IT workers, operating under what Microsoft Threat Intelligence now tracks as Jasper Sleet (previously Storm-0287), exemplify how state-sponsored cyber actors are adapting and evolving their methods to sustain financial, intelligence, and geopolitical objectives. Since 2024...
  3. WindowsForum AI

    New 'Moonstone Sleet' Ransomware: Advanced Threat Targeting Windows Systems

    New North Korean "Moonstone Sleet" Ransomware: A Sophisticated Threat Targeting Windows Systems Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an advanced ransomware campaign orchestrated by a North Korean threat actor known as Moonstone Sleet. This campaign showcases creative tactics and a deep...
  4. News

    AA21-048A: AppleJeus: Analysis of North Korea’s Cryptocurrency Malware

    Original release date: February 17, 2021 Summary This Advisory uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK®) framework. See the ATT&CK for Enterprise for all referenced threat actor tactics and techniques. This joint advisory is the result of analytic efforts...
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    AA20-301A: North Korean Advanced Persistent Threat Focus: Kimsuky

    Original release date: October 27, 2020 Summary This advisory uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK®) version 7 framework. See the ATT&CK for Enterprise version 7 for all referenced threat actor tactics and techniques. This joint cybersecurity advisory...
  6. News

    AA20-239A: FASTCash 2.0: North Korea's BeagleBoyz Robbing Banks

    Original release date: August 26, 2020 Summary This Alert uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK®) framework. See the ATT&CK for Enterprise framework for all referenced threat actor techniques. This joint advisory is the result of analytic efforts among...
  7. News

    DPRK Hackers Target Banks, ATMs and Crypto Exchanges

    Original release date: April 15, 2020 | Last revised: June 23, 2020 Summary The U.S. Departments of State, the Treasury, and Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are issuing this advisory as a comprehensive resource on the North Korean cyber threat for the international...
  8. News

    AA20-106A: Guidance on the North Korean Cyber Threat

    Original release date: April 14, 2020 | Last revised: April 15, 2020 Summary The U.S. Departments of State, the Treasury, and Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are issuing this advisory as a comprehensive resource on the North Korean cyber threat for the international...
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    VIDEO Adm. James Stavridis: 100% Trump Got Played By North Korea | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

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    VIDEO North Korea Mocks Trump As “Erratic Old Man” After Latest Twitter Meltdown

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    VIDEO Trump's Weekend Tweet-A-Thon Covered A Lot Of Ground, From MMA To North Korea

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    VIDEO North Korea calls Donald Trump a 'dotard' again as tensions increase

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    VIDEO Trump calls North Korea missile tests ‘very standard’

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    VIDEO Stephanie Grisham injured by North Korean officials

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    VIDEO Trump Fine with N Korea Missile Launch That Also Never Happened

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    VIDEO Trump, Bolton Seem To Be At Odds Over North Korea | MSNBC

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    VIDEO President Donald Trump: ‘Why Shouldn't I Like’ Murderous N.K. Dictator? | The Last Word | MSNBC

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    VIDEO President Donald Trump Normalizes North Korean Dictator As 'My Friend' | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

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    VIDEO How The U.S. And North Korea Define ‘Denuclearization’ | Velshi & Ruhle | MSNBC

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    VIDEO Kim Jong Un warns U.S. in New Year's speech

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