KTA082 is a North Korean threat actor tracked as Kimsuky and also associated with the aliases APT43, Thallium, and Velvet Chollima. The actor is assessed to conduct espionage-focused operations and is known for targeting government, education, and think-tank organizations. Reported activity includes the use of QR code phishing, or quishing, as an initial access technique, reflecting continued adaptation of social-engineering tradecraft to compromise policy, research, and public-sector targets. Based on the available facts, KTA082 is a state-linked cyber espionage actor aligned with North Korean intelligence objectives.
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Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.
Sectors the actor has been observed targeting.
17 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
2 malware families attributed to this actor across reporting.
1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
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Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.
Families this actor is known to deploy, with IOCs and behavior.
CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.
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