FBI Says North Korean Hackers Behind $100 Million Horizon Bridge Crypto Theft

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI on Monday confirmed that North Korean threat actors were responsible for the theft of $100 million in cryptocurrency assets from Harmony Horizon Bridge in June 2022. The law enforcement agency attributed the hack to the Lazarus Group and APT38, the...

BlueNoroff APT Hackers Using New Ways to Bypass Windows MotW Protection

BlueNoroff, a subcluster of the notorious Lazarus Group, has been observed adopting new techniques into its playbook that enable it to bypass Windows Mark of the Web MotW protections. This includes the use of optical disk image .ISO extension and virtual hard disk .VHD extension file formats as...

A week in security (December 5 - 11)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Security advisories are falling short. Here's why, with Dustin Childs: Lock and Code S03E25 Eufy "no cloud" security cameras streaming data to the cloud Snapchat gives Californians more power over their personal data Update now! Emergency fix for Google Chrome's V8...

Recent Lazarus campaign leveraged Crypto App to spread AppleJeus malware

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Lazarus Group threat actor was noticed employing fake cryptocurrency apps as a ruse to transmit a previously unidentified version of the AppleJeus malware masquerading as malicious Microsoft Office...

Microsoft Alerts Cryptocurrency Industry of Targeted Cyberattacks

Cryptocurrency investment companies are the target of a developing threat cluster that uses Telegram groups to seek out potential victims. Microsoft's Security Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC is tracking the activity under the name DEV-0139, and builds upon a recent report from Volexity that...

Fake Windows Crypto Apps Spreading AppleJeus Malware

By Deeba Ahmed The infamous North Korean state-backed Lazarus hacking group is using AppleJeus malware to steal crypto funds from Windows users. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Windows Crypto Apps Spreading AppleJeus Malware...

Lazarus group uses fake cryptocurrency apps to plant AppleJeus malware

The North Korean Lazarus Group, aka APT38, is one of the most sophisticated North Korean APTs. It's been active since 2009 and is responsible for many high profile attacks. In January of 2022 the Malwarebytes Intelligence Team uncovered a campaign where Lazarus conducted spear phishing attacks...

North Korean Hackers Spread AppleJeus Malware Disguised as Cryptocurrency Apps

The Lazarus Group threat actor has been observed leveraging fake cryptocurrency apps as a lure to deliver a previously undocumented version of the AppleJeus malware, according to new findings from Volexity. "This activity notably involves a campaign likely targeting cryptocurrency users and...

North Korean Hackers Targeting Europe and Latin America with Updated DTrack Backdoor

Hackers tied to the North Korean government have been observed using an updated version of a backdoor known as Dtrack targeting a wide range of industries in Germany, Brazil, India, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the U.S. "Dtrack allows criminals to upload, download, start ...

The DTrack Backdoor campaigns aimed European organizations

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary DTrack, a malware developed by the Lazarus group is a flexible backdoor that unloads malware in stages. It is dispersed with filenames that are routinely used in legitimate executables. The backdoor is...

DTrack activity targeting Europe and Latin America

Introduction DTrack is a backdoor used by the Lazarus group. Initially discovered in 2019, the backdoor remains in use three years later. It is used by the Lazarus group against a wide variety of targets. For example, weve seen it being used in financial environments where ATMs were breached, in...

APT trends report Q3 2022

For more than five years, the Global Research and Analysis Team GReAT at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent threat APT activity. These summaries are based on our threat intelligence research; and they provide a representative snapshot of what we have publishe...

Lazarus neutralizes antivirus software using BYOVD technique

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Lazarus group exploits known vulnerabilities within Dream Securitys MagicLine4NX and INITECH INISAFE CrossWEB EX V3 by utilizing Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver BYOVD technique to neutralize an...

Hackers Exploiting Dell Driver Vulnerability to Deploy Rootkit on Targeted Computers

The North Korea-backed Lazarus Group has been observed deploying a Windows rootkit by taking advantage of an exploit in a Dell firmware driver, highlighting new tactics adopted by the state-sponsored adversary. The Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver BYOVD attack, which took place in the autumn of...

North Korean Hackers Weaponizing Open-Source Software in Latest Cyber Attacks

A "highly operational, destructive, and sophisticated nation-state activity group" with ties to North Korea has been weaponizing open source software in their social engineering campaigns aimed at companies around the world since June 2022. Microsoft's threat intelligence teams, alongside LinkedI...

North Korea's Lazarus Hackers Targeting macOS Users Interested in Crypto Jobs

The infamous Lazarus Group has continued its pattern of leveraging unsolicited job opportunities to deploy malware targeting Apple's macOS operating system. In the latest variant of the campaign observed by cybersecurity company SentinelOne last week, decoy documents advertising positions for the...

North Korean Hackers Spreading Trojanized Versions of PuTTY Client Application

A threat with a North Korea nexus has been found leveraging a "novel spear phish methodology" that involves making use of trojanized versions of the PuTTY SSH and Telnet client. Google-owned threat intelligence firm Mandiant attributed the new campaign to an emerging threat cluster it tracks unde...

FBI Seizes Stolen Cryptocurrencies

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the FBI has recovered over $30 million in cryptocurrency stolen by North Korean hackers earlier this year. Its only a fraction of the $540 million stolen, but its something. The Axie Infinity recovery represents a shift in law enforcements ability to trac...

Lazarus deploys new attack tool, MagicRAT to target organizations worldwide

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Lazarus, a North Korean threat actor, compromises vulnerable VMware Horizon servers and deploys MagicRAT, a new remote access tool developed by the attackers. MagicRAT creates scheduled tasks on...

North Korean Lazarus Hackers Targeting Energy Providers Around the World

A malicious campaign mounted by the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group targeted energy providers around the world, including those based in the United States, Canada, and Japan, between February and July 2022. "The campaign is meant to infiltrate organizations around the world for establishing...