Stardust Chollima

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STARDUST CHOLLIMA is a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)-nexus adversary that has been active operationally since at least 2015 and engages in currency generation operations. CrowdStrike Intelligence assesses that STARDUST CHOLLIMA likely represents an element of Bureau 121 of the DPRK’s General Reconnaissance Information Bureau (GRIB) based on public disclosures by the U.S. government ...

  • Stardust Chollima

  • North Korea, East Asia, Asia

Community Identifiers

TAG-71, APT38, Bluenoroff, CryptoCore, Dangerous Password, Alluring Pisces, CageyChameleon, COPERNICIUM, Lazarus Group, BeagleBoyz, Leery Turtle, CryptoMimic, TA444, UNC1069, HIDDEN COBRA, Sapphire Sleet

Objective

Financial Gain, Intelligence Gathering

Motivation

State-Sponsored

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