
| Names | GOLDBACKDOOR | |
| Category | Malware | |
| Type | Backdoor | |
| Description | (Stairwell) Stairwell assesses with medium-high confidence that GOLDBACKDOOR is the successor of, or used in parallel with, the malware BLUELIGHT, attributed to APT37 / Ricochet Chollima. This assessment is based on technical overlaps between the two malware families and the impersonation of NK News, a South Korean news site focused on the DPRK. | |
| Information | <https://stairwell.com/news/threat-research-the-ink-stained-trail-of-goldbackdoor/> | |
| Malpedia | <https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.goldbackdoor> | |
Last change to this tool card: 22 June 2023
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| Changed | Name | Country | Observed | ||
APT groups | |||||
| Reaper, APT 37, Ricochet Chollima, ScarCruft | 2012-Mar 2025 | ![]() | |||
1 group listed (1 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)
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