Andariel

Threat Actor
13 incidents First seen 2026-01-26 Last seen 2026-10-30
Overview

Andariel is a North Korean state-sponsored threat group that has been active since at least 2009. Andariel has primarily focused its operations--which have included destructive attacks--against South Korean government agencies, military organizations, and a variety of domestic companies; they have also conducted cyber financial operations against ATMs, banks, and cryptocurrency exchanges. Andariel's notable activity includes Operation Black Mine, Operation GoldenAxe, and Campaign Rifle. Andariel is considered a sub-set of Lazarus Group, and has been attributed to North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau. North Korean group definitions are known to have significant overlap, and some security researchers report all North Korean state-sponsored cyber activity under the name Lazarus Group instead of tracking clusters or subgroups.

Threat ecosystem
Actors Malware Campaigns CVEs
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At a glance
peak priority 190 12 techniques 2 tools & malware in ATT&CK since 2021-09-29 updated 2026-07-31 · v2.0
Activity by month (incidents)
2026-012026-10
Sectors targeted
health · 6defense · 4cryptocurrency · 3energy · 3finance · 3government · 3manufacturing · 3technology · 3aerospace · 1aviation · 1
Countries targeted
KP · 9KR · 7AE · 5BH · 5IR · 5CN · 4IL · 4IQ · 4JO · 4JP · 4SA · 4CA · 3
Origin
KP · 12CN · 4IR · 4AE · 3BH · 3IL · 3
Kinds of incident
State-Sponsored & Espionage · 5Ransomware & Extortion · 4AI-Enabled Attack · 3Exploited Vulnerability · 3Phishing & Social Engineering · 2Critical Infrastructure & OT · 1
Techniques seen in incidents
Espionage · 8Ransomware · 8Extortion · 7Reconnaissance · 7Phishing · 6Social Engineering · 5T1059.006 - Python · 4T1059.007 - JavaScript · 4Impersonate · 3Privilege Escalation · 3T1588.001 - Malware · 3Data Leak · 2T1021.001 - Remote Desktop Protocol · 2T1059.001 - PowerShell · 2
Related malware
Qilin · 5Conti · 2Medusa Ransomware · 2BLINDINGCAN · 1BeaverTail · 1Carbon · 1Cobalt Strike · 1HotCroissant · 1
Related CVEs
CVE-2020-7882 · 1CVE-2024-5559 · 1CVE-2024-55591 · 1CVE-2025-24472 · 1CVE-2025-8088 · 1
ATT&CK techniques by tactic (12)
reconnaissance T1590.005 IP Addresses T1592.002 Software
resource development T1588.001 Malware
initial access T1189 Drive-by Compromise T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment
execution T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1204.002 Malicious File
discovery T1049 System Network Connections Discovery T1057 Process Discovery
collection T1005 Data from Local System
command and control T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
stealth T1027.003 Steganography
Tools & malware it uses
gh0st RATRifdoor
Incident timeline
2026-10-30
North Korea has reportedly created 100 AI-generated phishing documents to target South Korea, following a similar incident last year where North Korean agents impersonated military officials.
2026-09-07
North Korea’s Lazarus Operates Through Six Distinct Cyber Clusters
2026-05-11
Hackers Used AI to Develop First Known Zero-Day 2FA Bypass for Mass Exploitation
2026-04-05
$285 Million Drift Hack Traced to Six-Month DPRK Social Engineering Operation
2026-02-27
Suspected Nork digital intruders caught breaking into US healthcare, education orgs
2026-02-24
North Korean Lazarus group linked to Medusa ransomware attacks
2026-01-26
Konni Hackers Deploy AI-Generated PowerShell Backdoor Against Blockchain Developers