Threat Actor Profile
Description
Higaisa is a threat group suspected to have South Korean origins. Higaisa has targeted government, public, and trade organizations in North Korea; however, they have also carried out attacks in China, Japan, Russia, Poland, and other nations. Higaisa was first disclosed in early 2019 but is assessed to have operated as early as 2009.(Citation: Malwarebytes Higaisa 2020)(Citation: Zscaler Higaisa 2020)(Citation: PTSecurity Higaisa 2020)
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ActiveCreated
April 29, 2026
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{'aliases': ['Higaisa'],
'created': '2021-03-05T18:54:56.267Z',
'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
'description': '[Higaisa](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0126) is a threat '
'group suspected to have South Korean origins. '
'[Higaisa](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0126) has targeted '
'government, public, and trade organizations in North Korea; '
'however, they have also carried out attacks in China, Japan, '
'Russia, Poland, and other nations. '
'[Higaisa](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0126) was first '
'disclosed in early 2019 but is assessed to have operated as '
'early as 2009.(Citation: Malwarebytes Higaisa 2020)(Citation: '
'Zscaler Higaisa 2020)(Citation: PTSecurity Higaisa 2020)',
'external_references': [{'external_id': 'G0126',
'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0126'},
{'description': 'Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence '
'Team. (2020, June 4). New LNK attack '
'tied to Higaisa APT discovered. '
'Retrieved March 2, 2021.',
'source_name': 'Malwarebytes Higaisa 2020',
'url': 'https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2020/06/higaisa/'},
{'description': 'PT ESC Threat Intelligence. (2020, '
'June 4). COVID-19 and New Year '
'greetings: an investigation into the '
'tools and methods used by the '
'Higaisa group. Retrieved March 2, '
'2021.',
'source_name': 'PTSecurity Higaisa 2020',
'url': 'https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/analytics/pt-esc-threat-intelligence/covid-19-and-new-year-greetings-the-higaisa-group/'},
{'description': 'Singh, S. Singh, A. (2020, June 11). '
'The Return on the Higaisa APT. '
'Retrieved March 2, 2021.',
'source_name': 'Zscaler Higaisa 2020',
'url': 'https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/return-higaisa-apt'}],
'id': 'intrusion-set--54dfec3e-6464-4f74-9d69-b7c817b7e5a3',
'modified': '2025-10-22T02:54:00.893Z',
'name': 'Higaisa',
'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
'revoked': False,
'spec_version': '2.1',
'type': 'intrusion-set',
'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.3.0',
'x_mitre_contributors': ['Daniyal Naeem, BT Security'],
'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
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'x_mitre_version': '1.2'}