November 2025 APT Group Trends

November 2025 APT Group Trends

Trends of Key APT Groups by Region   1) North Korea   The attack techniques of threat actors suspected to be based in North Korea are continuously evolving. In the case of malware distribution, threat actors are increasingly using a JSON-based cloud storage service instead of traditional email attachments or

UNC5174 Group’s Discord Bot Backdoor Malware

UNC5174 Group’s Discord Bot Backdoor Malware

Recently, AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has identified an attack leveraging a backdoor malware that uses the Discord API to establish a Command and Control (C2) infrastructure, linked to the UNC5174 threat group [1]). UNC5174 employs an operational strategy designed to maintain long-term control after initial compromise by sequentially deploying