Storm-0530 threat group

Storm-0530 is a threat group thought to operate from North Korea. Public reporting about it is still limited. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you. It lists the other names the group goes by and links to every public report behind it.

Attack techniques
0
Public reports
5
Thought to operate from
North Korea
Other names
2
Built from public reporting, with every source listed below.
Overview

Who is Storm-0530?

Storm-0530 has 2 other names in security research. Below is what published reporting says about it, with a link to every report so you can check the detail yourself.

Also known as

DEV-0530H0lyGh0st

Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.

What public reporting says

H0lyGh0st is a North Korean threat actor that has been active since June 2021. They are responsible for developing and deploying the H0lyGh0st ransomware, which targets small-to-medium businesses in various sectors. The group employs "double extortion" tactics, encrypting data and threatening to publish it if the ransom is not paid. There are connections between H0lyGh0st and the PLUTONIUM APT group, indicating a possible affiliation.

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Storm-0530 is a threat group thought to operate from North Korea. Public reporting about it is still limited.

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