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 Tool: GOLDBACKDOOR
Names GOLDBACKDOOR
Category Malware
Type Backdoor
Description
(Stairwell) Stairwell assesses with medium-high confidence that GOLDBACKDOOR is the
successor of, or used in parallel with, the malware BLUELIGHT, attributed to APT37 /
Ricochet Chollima. This assessment is based on technical overlaps between the two malware
families and the impersonation of NK News, a South Korean news site focused on the DPRK.
Information Malpedia Last change to this tool card: 22 June 2023
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All groups using tool GOLDBACKDOOR
Changed Name Country Observed
APT groups
 Reaper, APT 37, Ricochet Chollima, ScarCruft 2012-Mar 2025
1 group listed (1 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)
Source: https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=4dc06fbc-f957-49fd-8ab3-6af2b7fb307d
https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=4dc06fbc-f957-49fd-8ab3-6af2b7fb307d
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