216.73.216.6

AppleSeed

The MITRE Corporation · Published 10/06/2021 16:53 · Modified 27/03/2026 01:03 Family

Essential information

Confidence
100/100
Is family
Yes
Published
10/06/2021 16:53
Modified
27/03/2026 01:03
Revoked
No
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation
Related entities
46 attack patterns (mitre), 1 intrusion sets (apt), 7 sectors, 1 countries, 30 indicators

Description

[AppleSeed](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0622) is a backdoor that has been used by [Kimsuky](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0094) to target South Korean government, academic, and commercial targets since at least 2021.(Citation: Malwarebytes Kimsuky June 2021)

Marking (TLP)

TLP:CLEAR Copyright 2015-2025, The MITRE Corporation. MITRE ATT&CK and ATT&CK are registered trademarks of The MITRE Corporation.

External references

Related entities

Attack patterns, malware, vulnerabilities, indicators, intrusion sets and other entities linked to this malware.