TA444: The APT Startup Aimed at Acquisition (of Your Funds)
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Key Takeaways
- TA444 is a North Korea state-sponsored threat actor that tested numerous infection methods in 2022 with varying degrees of success.
- TA444 is a unicorn among state-aligned actors as its primary operations are financially motivated, and their infection chains are often a microcosm of the cybercrime threat landscape at large.
- While TA444 has been active in its current form of targeting cryptocurrencies since at least 2017, the group has adopted an upstart mentality during the latter stages of 2022.
Overview
In the world of tech startups, luminaries and charlatans alike boast of the value of rapid iteration, testing products on the fly, and failing forward. TA444, a North Korea-sponsored advanced persistent threat group, has taken these mantras to heart. TA444, which overlaps with public activity called APT38, Bluenoroff, BlackAlicanto, Stardust Chollima, and COPERNICIUM, is likely tasked with generating revenue for the North Korean regime. That tasking has historically involved the targeting …
- TA444 is a North Korea state-sponsored threat actor that tested numerous infection methods in 2022 with varying degrees of success.
- TA444 is a unicorn among state-aligned actors as its primary operations are financially motivated, and their infection chains are often a microcosm of the cybercrime threat landscape at large.
- While TA444 has been active in its current form of targeting cryptocurrencies since at least 2017, the group has adopted an upstart mentality during the latter stages of 2022.
Overview
In the world of tech startups, luminaries and charlatans alike boast of the value of rapid iteration, testing products on the fly, and failing forward. TA444, a North Korea-sponsored advanced persistent threat group, has taken these mantras to heart. TA444, which overlaps with public activity called APT38, Bluenoroff, BlackAlicanto, Stardust Chollima, and COPERNICIUM, is likely tasked with generating revenue for the North Korean regime. That tasking has historically involved the targeting …
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