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Threat actorNorth KoreaTracked since 2026-04

TA444

Also known as:APT38BlueNoroffAPT38 - G0082

As of 2026-10-31, TA444 is a North Korea-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 5 threats spanning malware, supply chain. Also known as APT38, BlueNoroff, APT38 - G0082. ATT&CK coverage spans 53 techniques across 14 tactics in 5 of 5 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1005 (Data from Local System), T1027 (Obfuscated Files or Information), T1041 (Exfiltration Over C2 Channel).

Tracked threats
52 critical · 3 high
First seen
2026-04-02
Last seen
2026-10-31
ATT&CK techniques
53across 5 of 5 threats
Related CVEs
0None referenced
Attribution
North KoreaNation or origin
Nation: North Korea · 5 tracked threat(s) · Categories: MALWARE, SUPPLY_CHAIN

Activity timeline

TA444 appears in 5 tracked threats between and ; the busiest month was 2026-04 with 2 reports.

ATT&CK techniques observed

53 techniques observed across 5 of 5 tracked threats · Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (10), Command and Control (7), Discovery (6), Resource Development (6), Collection (5), Execution (4)
  • T1005 Data from Local System — Collectionobserved in 5 of 5 tracked threats
  • T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 5 of 5 tracked threats
  • T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel — Exfiltrationobserved in 4 of 5 tracked threats
  • T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter — Executionobserved in 4 of 5 tracked threats
  • T1071 Application Layer Protocol — Command and Controlobserved in 4 of 5 tracked threats
  • T1082 System Information Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 4 of 5 tracked threats
  • T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer — Command and Controlobserved in 4 of 5 tracked threats
  • T1057 Process Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 3 of 5 tracked threats
  • T1070 Indicator Removal — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 3 of 5 tracked threats
  • T1195 Supply Chain Compromise — Initial Accessobserved in 3 of 5 tracked threats
  • T1204 User Execution — Executionobserved in 3 of 5 tracked threats
  • T1547 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution — Persistenceobserved in 3 of 5 tracked threats
  • T1555 Credentials from Password Stores — Credential Accessobserved in 3 of 5 tracked threats
  • T1585 Establish Accounts — Resource Developmentobserved in 3 of 5 tracked threats
  • T1036 Masquerading — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 2 of 5 tracked threats

Tracked threats