KANDYKORN

First seen
2021-06-15 00:00:00
Malware type
trojan, rat
Family
Malware family
Profile updated
2026-07-07 14:36:47

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications defense-and-aerospace

Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:ru country_code:cn

Context

KANDYKORN is a malicious Trojan and Remote Access Trojan (RAT) utilized in cyber-espionage campaigns, targeting governmental and technological sectors to gather intelligence.

Reports & references

  • sentinelone.com — Dprk Crypto Theft Macos Rustbucket Droppers Pivot To Deliver Kandykorn Payloads (report)
  • elastic.co — Elastic Catches Dprk Passing Out Kandykorn (report)
  • virusbulletin.com — Sugarcoating Kandykorn A Sweet Dive Into A Sophisticated Macos Backdoor (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Osx.Kandykorn (report)

External references