Targeting of aerospace and defense organizations worldwide
Date of report
  • May 2024
Affiliations
Moonstone Sleet, a North Korean actor identified in May 2024, developed a custom ransomware variant called FakePenny, which it deployed at organizations in aerospace and defense after exfiltrating data from the compromised networks.
Suspected victims
  • Aerospace industry
Suspected state sponsor
  • Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Private sector
Victim government reaction
  • Unknown
Suspected state sponsor response