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Dissecting the Infection Chain: Technical Analysis of the Kimsuky JavaScript Dropper

Pulsedive
Pulsedive
Published November 5, 2025Original Report

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Excerpt

💡 All the samples and copies of the data exfiltrated by this sample referenced in this research blog can be found on our GitHub Repo Last month, our team came across a few X posts about indicators of compromise related to Kimsuky , a North Korean threat group that has been active since 2012. Kimsuky is predominantly responsible for conducting espionage operations against government entities, think tanks, and subject matter experts. The initial post that we saw…

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Diamond Model

SOCIAL AXISTECHNOLOGY AXISADVERSARYKimsukyINFRASTRUCTUREmedianewsonline.comCAPABILITYGh0st RATVICTIMunknown
Adversary(1)
Infrastructure(1)
Capability(1)
Victim

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6 indicators

TypeIndicatorConfidenceScoreFirst Seen
SHA256b1a0c340c2c8a17a7103275e0c809fe3aaf62fd9ef0f0600ef81e16808406689MediumScore 53/100First seen
MD51a00387c696fe3b7ea9602c4cb91f14eMediumScore 53/100First seen
Domainmedianewsonline.comHighScore 58/100First seen
SHA256596cd0d30fe035e8be1dd9d78c1f71a8fc0e2c653d1318af26c51758339ca6bdMediumScore 53/100First seen
SHA131acdff6710ff1e5f0b310fc42c2005a972da7b2MediumScore 53/100First seen
MD51010dabfa2662fd1007376f6ec814036MediumScore 53/100First seen

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