Threat intelligence / Malware

KONNI

[KONNI](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0356) is a remote access tool that security researchers assess has been used by North Korean cyber actors since at least 2014. [KONNI](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0356) has significant code overlap with the [NOKKI](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0353) malware family, and has been linked to several suspected North Korean campaigns targeting political organizations in Russia, East Asia, Europe and the Middle East; there is some evidence potentially linking [KONNI](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0356) to [APT37](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0067).(Citation: Talos Konni May 2017)(Citation: Unit 42 NOKKI Sept 2018)(Citation: Unit 42 Nokki Oct 2018)(Citation: Medium KONNI Jan 2020)(Citation: Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021)

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First seen2026-08-14

Last seen2026-08-14

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[KONNI](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0356) is a remote access tool that security researchers assess has been used by North Korean cyber actors since at least 2014. [KONNI](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0356) has significant code overlap with the [NOKKI](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0353) malware family, and has been linked to several suspected North Korean campaigns targeting political organizations in Russia, East Asia, Europe and the Middle East; there is some evidence potentially linking [KONNI](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0356) to [APT37](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0067).(Citation: Talos Konni May 2017)(Citation: Unit 42 NOKKI Sept 2018)(Citation: Unit 42 Nokki Oct 2018)(Citation: Medium KONNI Jan 2020)(Citation: Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021)

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to Archive Collected Data

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to Bypass User Account Control

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to Clipboard Data

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to Component Object Model Hijacking

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to Create Process with Token

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to Credentials from Web Browsers

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to Data from Local System

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to Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information

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to Encrypted/Encoded File

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to Exfiltration Over C2 Channel

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to File and Directory Discovery

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to File Deletion

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to Ingress Tool Transfer

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to Local Storage Discovery

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to Malicious File

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to Masquerade Task or Service

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to Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location

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to Modify Registry

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to Parent PID Spoofing

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to Process Discovery

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to Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

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to Screen Capture

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to Shortcut Modification

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to Software Packing

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to Spearphishing Attachment

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to Standard Encoding

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to Symmetric Cryptography

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to System Information Discovery

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to System Network Configuration Discovery

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to System Network Connections Discovery

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to System Owner/User Discovery

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to Web Protocols

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to Windows Command Shell

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to Windows Service

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mitre-attack

S0356

KONNI

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Unit 42 Nokki Oct 2018

https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/10/unit42-nokki-almost-ties-the-knot-with-dogcall-reaper-group-uses-new-malware-to-deploy-rat/

Unit 42 NOKKI Sept 2018

https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/09/unit42-new-konni-malware-attacking-eurasia-southeast-asia/

Medium KONNI Jan 2020

https://medium.com/d-hunter/a-look-into-konni-2019-campaign-b45a0f321e9b

Talos Konni May 2017

https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html

Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021

https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/