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AppleJeus

Also known asAppleJeuscitrine sleetgleaming piscesUNC4736

AppleJeus is a North Korea-aligned threat actor tracked under aliases including Citrine Sleet, UNC4736, Gleaming Pisces, and Labyrinth Chollima. Multiple sources in the content describe it as a DPRK state-affiliated group, and Mandiant is cited as assessing with high confidence that UNC4736 operates with a DPRK nexus and is aligned with the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB). The content also notes Microsoft’s North Korea naming family 'Sleet' and references Microsoft reporting on Citrine Sleet exploiting a Chromium zero-day in 2024. The actor is strongly associated with financially motivated operations targeting the cryptocurrency and decentralized finance ecosystem. The content states that AppleJeus/Citrine Sleet has targeted cryptocurrency organizations and developers since at least 2018 or 2022 using trojanized cryptocurrency trading applications, social engineering, and supply-chain style access operations. Reported victimology and incidents in the content include the 3CX software supply-chain compromise, the October 2024 Radiant Capital theft, and the April 2026 Drift Protocol theft. In the Radiant case, Mandiant attributed the attack to UNC4736/AppleJeus/Citrine Sleet and reported use of the INLETDRIFT macOS backdoor delivered through a Telegram impersonation lure to compromise hardware-wallet signers. In the Drift case, multiple reports cited in the content attribute the operation with medium or medium-high confidence to UNC4736/AppleJeus/Citrine Sleet, describing a six-month social-engineering campaign involving fake quantitative trading personas, in-person meetings, Telegram engagement, a possible malicious code repository, and a trojanized TestFlight wallet application to compromise multisig signing workflows. The content also links AppleJeus to developer- and supply-chain-focused tradecraft. During the 3CX supply-chain attack, AppleJeus reportedly used the COLDCAT C2 over HTTPS with data hidden in cookie headers, leveraged a GitHub repository hosting icon files containing the C2 URL, used ICONICSTEALER to collect browser information including browser history, and exploited Chrome vulnerability CVE-2022-0609 via a drive-by compromise website. Separate reporting in the content links Gleaming Pisces/UNC4736 with poisoned PyPI packages delivering PondRAT and new Linux/macOS POOLRAT variants as part of Operation Dream Job-style activity, with Unit 42 assessing the objective as compromising developers and supply-chain vendors. The content further notes overlap with AppleJeus-related infrastructure such as Celas Trade Pro via celasllc[.]com. Overall, the content portrays AppleJeus as a DPRK state-affiliated, cryptocurrency-focused intrusion cluster engaged in social engineering, trojanized trading software, malicious developer tooling and packages, supply-chain compromise, browser data theft, and C2 concealment over common web services and HTTPS.

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MITRE ATT&CK

Tradecraft

53 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.

14 of 15 tactics66 techniques×N= number of intelligence reports citing this technique
MITRE ATT&CK
TA0043
Reconnaissance
1 technique
T1598
Phishing for Information
TA0042
Resource Development
1 technique
T1585
Establish Accounts
TA0001
Initial Access
6 techniques
T1078×5
Valid Accounts
T1189×4
Drive-by Compromise
T1190×2
Exploit Public-Facing Application
T1195×8
Supply Chain Compromise
T1195.001
Compromise Software Dependencies and Development Tools
T1195.002
Compromise Software Supply Chain
T1199×3
Trusted Relationship
T1566×2
Phishing
T1566.001×3
Spearphishing Attachment
T1566.002×2
Spearphishing Link
T1566.003×3
Spearphishing via Service
TA0002
Execution
6 techniques
T1059
Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059.003
Windows Command Shell
T1106×2
Native API
T1129
Shared Modules
T1203×2
Exploitation for Client Execution
T1204
User Execution
T1204.002×3
Malicious File
T1574
Hijack Execution Flow
TA0003
Persistence
4 techniques
T1078×5
Valid Accounts
T1112
Modify Registry
T1543
Create or Modify System Process
T1543.003×3
Windows Service
T1546
Event Triggered Execution
TA0004
Privilege Escalation
4 techniques
T1078×5
Valid Accounts
T1543
Create or Modify System Process
T1543.003×3
Windows Service
T1546
Event Triggered Execution
T1548
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
TA0005
Stealth
8 techniques
T1027
Obfuscated Files or Information
T1027.007
Dynamic API Resolution
T1036×6
Masquerading
T1070
Indicator Removal
T1070.004×2
File Deletion
T1078×5
Valid Accounts
T1218
System Binary Proxy Execution
T1497
Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
T1497.001×2
System Checks
T1497.003
Time Based Checks
T1574
Hijack Execution Flow
T1620×2
Reflective Code Loading
TA0112
Defense Impairment
2 techniques
T1112
Modify Registry
T1553
Subvert Trust Controls
TA0006
Credential Access
2 techniques
T1555
Credentials from Password Stores
T1555.004
Windows Credential Manager
T1649×2
Steal or Forge Authentication Certificates
TA0007
Discovery
5 techniques
T1057
Process Discovery
T1083
File and Directory Discovery
T1087
Account Discovery
T1087.004
Cloud Account
T1217
Browser Information Discovery
T1497
Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
T1497.001×2
System Checks
T1497.003
Time Based Checks
TA0009
Collection
1 technique
T1560
Archive Collected Data
TA0011
Command and Control
3 techniques
T1071×3
Application Layer Protocol
T1071.001
Web Protocols
T1105×2
Ingress Tool Transfer
T1573
Encrypted Channel
TA0010
Exfiltration
1 technique
T1567
Exfiltration Over Web Service
TA0040
Impact
4 techniques
T1486
Data Encrypted for Impact
T1489
Service Stop
T1496×2
Resource Hijacking
T1657
Financial Theft
IOCS

Observables

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Tradecraft mapping53

Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.

Malware arsenal10

Families this actor is known to deploy, with IOCs and behavior.

Exploited CVEs

CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.

Detection signatures

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Observables20

Domains, IPs, and hashes tied to this actor, refreshed continuously.

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