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North Korean Hackers Target macOS Using Flutter-Embedded Malware
Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPRK aka North Korea have been found embedding malware within Flutter applications, marking the first time this tactic has been adopted by the adversary to infect Apple macOS devices. Jamf Threat Labs, which made the discovery...
North Korean Hackers Use Fake News to Spread ‘Hidden Risk’ Malware
North Korean hackers are targeting cryptocurrency businesses with a sophisticated new malware campaign, dubbed "Hidden Risk." Learn how…...
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 Team Up with Play Ransomware in Global Attack
State-Sponsored Espionage Meets Ransomware!...
BeaverTail Malware Resurfaces in Malicious npm Packages Targeting Developers
Three malicious packages published to the npm registry in September 2024 have been found to contain a known malware called BeaverTail, a JavaScript downloader and information stealer linked to an ongoing North Korean campaign tracked as Contagious Interview. The Datadog Security Research team is...
Lazarus Group Exploits Chrome 0-Day for Crypto with Fake NFT Game
North Korean hackers from Lazarus Group exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome to target cryptocurrency investors with…...
Lazarus Group Exploits Google Chrome Vulnerability to Control Infected Devices
The North Korean threat actor known as Lazarus Group has been attributed to the zero-day exploitation of a now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome to seize control of infected devices. Cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky said it made the discovery after it came across a novel attack chain in May 20...
CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerability (CVE-2024-38094)
A high-severity flaw impacting Microsoft SharePoint has been added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV catalog by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Tuesday, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38094 CVSS score: 7.2,...
North Korean IT Workers in Western Firms Now Demanding Ransom for Stolen Data
North Korean information technology IT workers who obtain employment under false identities in Western companies are not only stealing intellectual property, but are also stepping up by demanding ransoms in order to not leak it, marking a new twist to their financially motivated attacks. "In some...
Fake North Korean IT Workers Infiltrate Western Firms, Demand Ransom
North Korean hackers are infiltrating Western companies using fraudulent IT workers to steal sensitive data and extort ransom.…...
North Korean Hackers Deploy Linux FASTCash Malware for ATM Cashouts
North Korean hackers target Linux-based payment switches with new FASTCash malware, enabling ATM cashouts. Secure your financial infrastructure…...
North Korean ScarCruft Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Spread RokRAT Malware
The North Korean threat actor known as ScarCruft has been linked to the zero-day exploitation of a now-patched security flaw in Windows to infect devices with malware known as RokRAT. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-38178 CVSS score: 7.5, a memory corruption bug in the Scripting Engine...
New Linux Variant of FASTCash Malware Targets Payment Switches in ATM Heists
North Korean threat actors have been observed using a Linux variant of a known malware family called FASTCash to steal funds as part of a financially-motivated campaign. The malware is "installed on payment switches within compromised networks that handle card transactions for the means of...
Andariel Hacking Group Shifts Focus to Financial Attacks on U.S. Organizations
Three different organizations in the U.S. were targeted in August 2024 by a North Korean state-sponsored threat actor called Andariel as part of a likely financially motivated attack. "While the attackers didn't succeed in deploying ransomware on the networks of any of the organizations affected,...
A week in security (September 23 – September 29)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Millions of Kia vehicles were vulnerable to remote attacks with just a license plate number Privacy watchdog files complaint over Firefox quietly enabling its Privacy Preserving Attribution Telegram will hand over user details to law enforcement Don’t share the vir...
North Korean Hackers Target Energy and Aerospace Industries with New MISTPEN Malware
A North Korea-linked cyber-espionage group has been observed leveraging job-themed phishing lures to target prospective victims in energy and aerospace verticals and infect them with a previously undocumented backdoor dubbed MISTPEN. The activity cluster is being tracked by Google-owned Mandiant...
Python Developers Targeted with Malware During Fake Job Interviews
Interesting social engineering attack: luring potential job applicants with fake recruiting pitches, trying to convince them to download malware. From a news article These particular attacks from North Korean state-funded hacking team Lazarus Group are new, but the overall malware campaign agains...
North Korean Hackers Target Cryptocurrency Users on LinkedIn with RustDoor Malware
Cybersecurity researchers are continuing to warn about North Korean threat actors' attempts to target prospective victims on LinkedIn to deliver malware called RustDoor. The latest advisory comes from Jamf Threat Labs, which said it spotted an attack attempt in which a user was contacted on the...
Developers Beware: Lazarus Group Uses Fake Coding Tests to Spread Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new set of malicious Python packages that target software developers under the guise of coding assessments. "The new samples were tracked to GitHub projects that have been linked to previous, targeted attacks in which developers are lured using fake job...