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Ministry of State Security

Sanction-linked entity

Ministry of State Security is an entity of interest. It has not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Organization				[sources]
Name	Ministry of State Security				[sources]
Legal form	not available				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Description	Linked to the execution of cyberattacks by North Korean cyberthreat actors.				[sources]
Status	not available				[sources]
Last change	2024-06-18	Last processed	2024-10-29	First seen	2023-08-08

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
ScarCruft	ScarCruf (APT 37) is subordinate to the Ministry of State Security	-	-

Members
Member	Role	Start date	End date
JO YONG CHOL	Official	-	-

A database of entities and events related to North Korea's sanctions evasion efforts.

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

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