Higaisa

MISP
Type:
Nation-state
Country:
KR
First seen:
Unknown
Details:

[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)

MITRE ATT&CK: View on MITRE
Techniques Used (28)
ID ATT&CK Tactics
T1001.003 Protocol or Service Impersonation -
T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery -
T1027.001 Binary Padding -
T1027.013 Encrypted/Encoded File -
T1027.015 Compression -
T1029 Scheduled Transfer -
T1036.004 Masquerade Task or Service -
T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel -
T1053.005 Scheduled Task -
T1057 Process Discovery -
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell -
T1059.005 Visual Basic -
T1059.007 JavaScript -
T1071.001 Web Protocols -
T1082 System Information Discovery -
Metadata
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Created: 13/01/2026 17:48
Updated: 06/03/2026 04:00