Andariel

Pierluigi Paganini June 30, 2023
North Korea-linked Andariel APT used a new malware named EarlyRat last year

North Korea-linked cyberespionage group Andariel used a previously undocumented malware called EarlyRat. Kaspersky researchers reported that the North Korea-linked APT group Andariel used a previously undocumented malware dubbed EarlyRat in attacks exploiting the Log4j Log4Shell vulnerability last year. The Andariel APT (aka Stonefly) has been active since at least 2015, it was involved in several attacks attributed to the North Korean government. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2022
Experts linked Maui ransomware to North Korean Andariel APT

Cybersecurity researchers from Kaspersky linked the Maui ransomware to the North Korea-backed Andariel APT group. Kaspersky linked with medium confidence the Maui ransomware operation to the North Korea-backed APT group Andariel, which is considered a division of the Lazarus APT Group,  North Korean nation-state actors used Maui ransomware to encrypt servers providing healthcare services, including electronic […]