# Konni APT

> As of 2026-03-16, Konni APT is a North Korea (DPRK)-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 2 threats spanning malware, phishing. ATT&CK coverage spans 44 techniques across 14 tactics in 2 of 2 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1005 (Data from Local System), T1027 (Obfuscated Files or Information), T1041 (Exfiltration Over C2 Channel).

- **Nation:** North Korea (DPRK)
- **Tracked threats:** 2
- **Categories:** MALWARE, PHISHING
- **As of:** 2026-03-16

## ATT&CK techniques observed

44 techniques observed across 2 of 2 tracked threats. Tactics: Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (8), Execution (7), Command and Control (6), Persistence (5), Resource Development (5), Collection (2).

- [T1005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1005) Data from Local System — Collection — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1027](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1027) Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1041](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1041) Exfiltration Over C2 Channel — Exfiltration — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1082](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1082) System Information Discovery — Discovery — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1105](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1105) Ingress Tool Transfer — Command and Control — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1140](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1140) Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1021](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1021) Remote Services — Lateral Movement — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1036](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036) Masquerading — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1036.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036.005) Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1047](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1047) Windows Management Instrumentation — Execution — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1053.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1053.005) Scheduled Task — Execution — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1055.012](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1055.012) Process Injection: Process Hollowing — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1056.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1056.001) Keylogging — Credential Access — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1059](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059) Command and Scripting Interpreter — Execution — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1059.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059.001) PowerShell — Execution — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats

## Tracked threats

- [Konni APT Spear-Phishing Campaign Abuses KakaoTalk to Deploy EndRAT, RftRAT, RemcosRAT](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1529) — HIGH
- [Operation Poseidon: Konni APT Spear-Phishing Campaign Abusing Google Ads Redirection to Deliver EndRAT](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1531) — CRITICAL

## Full data

Infrastructure, IOC values and detection queries (Splunk SPL / Microsoft KQL / Sigma) require the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Konni%20APT