UNC1069 Social Engineering of Axios Maintainer Led to npm Supply Chain Attack

The maintainer of the Axios npm package has confirmed that the supply chain compromise was the result of a highly-targeted social engineering campaign orchestrated by North Korean threat actors tracked as UNC1069. Maintainer Jason Saayman said the attackers tailored their social engineering effor...

North Korean Hackers Target Crypto Firms with Hidden Risk Malware on macOS

A threat actor with ties to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPRK has been observed targeting cryptocurrency-related businesses with a multi-stage malware capable of infecting Apple macOS devices. Cybersecurity company SentinelOne, which dubbed the campaign Hidden Risk , attributed it wi...

North Korean Hackers Deploy FudModule Rootkit via Chrome Zero-Day Exploit

A recently patched security flaw in Google Chrome and other Chromium web browsers was exploited as a zero-day by North Korean actors in a campaign designed to deliver the FudModule rootkit. The development is indicative of the persistent efforts made by the nation-state adversary, which has made ...

New macOS Malware TodoSwift Linked to North Korean Hacking Groups

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new macOS malware strain dubbed TodoSwift that they say exhibits commonalities with known malicious software used by North Korean hacking groups. "This application shares several behaviors with malware we've seen that originated in North Korea DPRK —...

TodoSwift Malware Targets macOS, Disguised as Bitcoin PDF App

Meet TodoSwift, a malicious application that masquerades as a PDF downloader. Crafted by the BlueNoroff threat group, TodoSwift leverages…...

BlueNoroff: new Trojan attacking macOS users

We recently discovered a new variety of malicious loader that targets macOS, presumably linked to the BlueNoroff APT gang and its ongoing campaign known as RustBucket. The threat actor is known to attack financial organizations, particularly companies, whose activity is in any way related to...

Microsoft Warns of Fake Skills Assessment Portals Targeting IT Job Seekers

A sub-cluster within the infamous Lazarus Group has established new infrastructure that impersonates skills assessment portals as part of its social engineering campaigns. Microsoft attributed the activity to a threat actor it calls Sapphire Sleet, describing it as a "shift in the persistent...

BlueNoroff Unleashes New macOS Malware ObjCShellz

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A new macOS malware variant linked to the financially motivated BlueNoroff APT group, named "ObjCShellz,“ featuring remote shell capabilities and suspicious domain communication. The malware, written in...

Lazarus-Linked BlueNoroff APT Targeting macOS with ObjCShellz Malware

By Waqas BlueNoroff is a subgroup of the larger North Korean state-backed group called Lazarus. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Lazarus-Linked BlueNoroff APT Targeting macOS with ObjCShellz Malware...

N. Korea's BlueNoroff Blamed for Hacking macOS Machines with ObjCShellz Malware

The North Korea-linked nation-state group called BlueNoroff has been attributed to a previously undocumented macOS malware strain dubbed ObjCShellz. Jamf Threat Labs, which disclosed details of the malware, said it's used as part of the RustBucket malware campaign, which came to light earlier thi...

Beware: New 'RustBucket' Malware Variant Targeting macOS Users

Researchers have pulled back the curtain on an updated version of an Apple macOS malware called RustBucket that comes with improved capabilities to establish persistence and avoid detection by security software. "This variant of RustBucket, a malware family that targets macOS systems, adds...

Beware: New 'RustBucket' Malware Variant Targeting macOS Users

Researchers have pulled back the curtain on an updated version of an Apple macOS malware called RustBucket that comes with improved capabilities to establish persistence and avoid detection by security software. "This variant of RustBucket, a malware family that targets macOS systems, adds...

IT threat evolution Q1 2023

IT threat evolution in Q1 2023 IT threat evolution in Q1 2023. Non-mobile statistics IT threat evolution in Q1 2023. Mobile statistics Targeted attacks BlueNoroff introduces new methods bypassing MotW At the close of 2022, we reported the recent activities of BlueNoroff, a financially motivated...

New macOS malware RustBucket attributed to North Korean group BlueNoroff

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary RustBucket, attributed to BlueNoroff, is split into two stages, with the second stage application appearing as a legitimate PDF viewer but becoming malicious when a specific PDF is loaded. To receive...

Lazarus Subgroup Targeting Apple Devices with New RustBucket macOS Malware

A financially-motivated North Korean threat actor is suspected to be behind a new Apple macOS malware strain called RustBucket. "RustBucket communicates with command and control C2 servers to download and execute various payloads," Jamf Threat Labs researchers Ferdous Saljooki and Jaron Bradley...

Lazarus Subgroup Targeting Apple Devices with New RustBucket macOS Malware

A financially-motivated North Korean threat actor is suspected to be behind a new Apple macOS malware strain called RustBucket. "RustBucket communicates with command and control C2 servers to download and execute various payloads," Jamf Threat Labs researchers Ferdous Saljooki and Jaron Bradley...

Financial cyberthreats in 2022

Financial gain remains the key driver of cybercriminal activity. In the past year, weve seen multiple developments in this area – from new attack schemes targeting contactless payments to multiple ransomware groups continuing to emerge and haunt businesses. However, traditional financial threats ...

North Korean Hackers Turn to Credential Harvesting in Latest Wave of Cyberattacks

A North Korean nation-state group notorious for crypto heists has been attributed to a new wave of malicious email attacks as part of a "sprawling" credential harvesting activity targeting a number of industry verticals, marking a significant shift in its strategy. The state-aligned threat actor ...

Bluenoroff Bypasses MoTW to Target Japanese Organizations

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Bluenoroff is known for targeting financial institutions and government organizations and has been active since at least 2014. From September onwards Bluenoroff threat actors added a new feature, that...

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...