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Silent Chollima


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2024-06-18 15:21:17
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Silent Chollima is an alternate name for the group known as APT38

Silent Chollima is an advanced persistent threat (APT) that has been active since at least 2014 and targets various industries, including finance, government, military, aerospace, energy, and research organizations in the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. The group is believed to be associated with the North Korean government or a pro-North Korean hacking organization called Lazarus Group. Silent Chollima has been linked to several high-profile cyber attacks, including the Sony Pictures Entertainment breach in 2014 and the WannaCry ransomware attack that affected over 300,000 computers worldwide in May 2017. The group is known for its stealthy tactics, such as using custom malware and exploiting vulnerabilities to gain access to

Techniques, tactics and practices:

Silent Chollima is an advanced persistent threat that uses a variety of techniques, tactics, and practices to gain access to its target systems. Some of these include:

1. Stealthy Tactics - The group employs stealthy tactics such as using custom malware and exploiting vulnerabilities in order to avoid detection by security software. They also use various techniques for maintaining persistence on compromised systems, including hiding their files within legitimate system directories or registry keys.
2. Targeted Attacks - Silent Chollima targets specific organizations or individuals with a high degree of personalization and customization in order to evade detection by security software. They use various techniques for gathering intelligence on potential victims, including social engineering tactics such as phishing emails and watering hole attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in popular websites frequented by their targets.
3. Malware Development - The group is known to develop



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