north korea

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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about North Korea focus on state-sponsored cyber threats, including advanced persistent threat groups like Lazarus, Kimsuky, and Moonstone Sleet. Topics cover ransomware targeting Windows systems, cryptocurrency malware such as AppleJeus, and FASTCash 2.0 for bank robberies. Recent threads highlight North Korean remote IT workers using AI for espionage and supply chain attacks via malicious open-source software. Users share analysis of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) from joint advisories by CISA, FBI, and Treasury, along with defense strategies for enterprises. The tag serves as a resource for understanding North Korea's evolving cyber operations and mitigating associated risks.

  1. 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...
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  2. 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...
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  3. 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...
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  4. 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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  5. 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...
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  6. 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...
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  7. AA20-106A: Guidance on the North Korean Cyber Threat

    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...
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  8. 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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  9. VIDEO Adm. James Stavridis: 100% Trump Got Played By North Korea | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

    :usa: :rolleyes:
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  10. VIDEO North Korea Mocks Trump As “Erratic Old Man” After Latest Twitter Meltdown

    :usa: :p

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

    :usa: :p

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

    :usa: :p
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  13. VIDEO Trump calls North Korea missile tests ‘very standard’

    🇺🇸 :zoned:

  14. VIDEO Stephanie Grisham injured by North Korean officials

    🇺🇸 :shocked:
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  15. VIDEO Trump Fine with N Korea Missile Launch That Also Never Happened

    🇺🇸 :shocked:

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

    🇺🇸 :shocked:

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

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

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

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

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