Anycon
Anycon is malware associated with DPRK-linked GOLDEN CHOLLIMA activity. The provided reporting places it within a specialized fintech-targeting toolkit and notes shellcode overlaps between Anycon, PipeDown, DevobRAT, and HTTPHelper, indicating shared code or lineage. It is mentioned in the context of GOLDEN CHOLLIMA’s cryptocurrency- and fintech-focused operations, which have targeted economically developed regions including the United States, Canada, South Korea, India, and Western Europe. The broader activity described for this cluster includes cryptocurrency theft, use of trojanized cryptocurrency software such as Jeus/AppleJeus, recruitment-themed social engineering, malicious Python packages, cloud-environment pivoting for IAM manipulation, and exploitation of Chromium zero-days. No standalone infection vector, platform, or specific indicators of compromise are directly provided for Anycon itself in the content.
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Groups observed using it
1 distinct threat actor attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.
Subsequent variants exhibit shellcode overlaps with Pipedown, Devobrat, Httphelper, and Anycon.
Recent activity
2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Implant/tooling component associated with DPRK fintech/crypto targeting; related to other implants via shellcode overlap.
Referenced as a related malware family showing shellcode overlap with later Jeus/AppleJeus variants.
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Named campaigns wielding this family, with evidence pinned to each claim.
CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.
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