KPKorea (Democratic People's Republic of)confidence: 50G0067

APT37APT37

Also known as: APT 37 · Group 123 · Group123 · InkySquid · Operation Daybreak · Operation Erebus · Reaper Group · Reaper · Red Eyes · Ricochet Chollima · ScarCruft · Venus 121 · ATK4 · G0067 · Moldy Pisces · APT-C-28 · APT37

Origin
KP
Known aliases
17
Target sectors
2
Attribution
State-sponsored

Profile

APT37 has likely been active since at least 2012 and focuses on targeting the public and private sectors primarily in South Korea. In 2017, APT37 expanded its targeting beyond the Korean peninsula to include Japan, Vietnam and the Middle East, and to a wider range of industry verticals, including chemicals, electronics, manufacturing, aerospace, automotive and healthcare entities

Aliases· 17

APT 37Group 123Group123InkySquidOperation DaybreakOperation ErebusReaper GroupReaperRed EyesRicochet ChollimaScarCruftVenus 121ATK4Moldy PiscesAPT-C-28APT37
G0067

Target sectors· 2

GovernmentPrivate sector

Known victims· 3

  • South Korea
  • Japan
  • Vietnam

MITRE ATT&CK Group crosswalk

G0067

References

  1. https://www.volexity.com/blog/2021/08/17/north-korean-apt-inkysquid-infects-victims-using-browser-exploits/
  2. https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/02/apt37-overlooked-north-korean-actor.html
  3. https://www2.fireeye.com/rs/848-DID-242/images/rpt_APT37.pdf
  4. http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/01/korea-in-crosshairs.html
  5. https://twitter.com/mstoned7/status/966126706107953152
  6. https://www.cfr.org/interactive/cyber-operations/apt-37
  7. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/report-ties-north-korean-attacks-to-new-malware-linked-by-word-macros/
  8. https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/unit42-freemilk-highly-targeted-spear-phishing-campaign/

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Sourced from MISP-Galaxy Threat Actor cluster. Curated by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.