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Lovers' Spat? North Korea Backdoors Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry

ID: fd1ae921-d9e3-5b6b-a109-f1457bbe83cb

STIX ID: report--fd1ae921-d9e3-5b6b-a109-f1457bbe83cb

Feed Name: Dark Reading

Threat Score
85/100

Date Published: 2024-02-23

Date Updated: 2026-04-21

Author: Nate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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A Konni backdoor sample, linked to North Korean state-aligned actors, was uploaded to VirusTotal after being found bundled inside a Russian-language installer for "Statistika KZU," a tool likely used internally by Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs; researchers from DCSO CyTec assessed the installer and concluded it appears to be a targeted supply-side backdoor aimed at Russian diplomatic systems, continuing a history of Konni activity against Russian targets.

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