APT37
Also known as APT 37, Group 123, Group123, InkySquid, Operation Daybreak, Operation Erebus, Reaper Group, Reaper, Red Eyes, Ricochet Chollima, ScarCruft, Venus 121, ATK4, G0067, Moldy Pisces, APT-C-28, PLAIN NEPTUNE, TEMP.Reaper
APT37 has likely been active since at least 2012 and focuses on targeting the public and private sectors primarily in South Korea. In 2017, APT37 expanded its targeting beyond the Korean peninsula to include Japan, Vietnam and the Middle East, and to a wider range of industry verticals, including chemicals, electronics, manufacturing, aerospace, automotive and healthcare entities
Targets: Government, Private sector, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam
CVEs in recent coverage
No CVEs named alongside this actor in the last 90 days.
Recent victims
No leak-site posts on record for this group.
ATT&CK techniques
Recent activity
- Polyend releases the Tracker firmware source codehn · Nov 3, 2026
- # MondayCovers # Halloween Denmark + Winter Re:Imagined - Don't Fear The Reaper https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=wX1Srf4bJp 8 list=RDwX1Srf4bJp8 start_radiomastodon · Oct 26, 2026
References
- https://www.volexity.com/blog/2021/08/17/north-korean-apt-inkysquid-infects-victims-using-browser-exploits/
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/02/apt37-overlooked-north-korean-actor.html
- https://www2.fireeye.com/rs/848-DID-242/images/rpt_APT37.pdf
- http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/01/korea-in-crosshairs.html
- https://twitter.com/mstoned7/status/966126706107953152
- https://www.cfr.org/interactive/cyber-operations/apt-37
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/report-ties-north-korean-attacks-to-new-malware-linked-by-word-macros/
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/unit42-freemilk-highly-targeted-spear-phishing-campaign/
- https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/01/korea-in-crosshairs.html
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0067/
- https://securelist.com/cve-2016-4171-adobe-flash-zero-day-used-in-targeted-attacks/75082/
- https://securelist.com/operation-daybreak/75100/
From the MISP threat-actor galaxy, MITRE ATT&CK and RansomLook (CC BY 4.0). Activity is any post or advisory Watch Floor collected that names the actor or one of its aliases.
