Lazarus Group Targets Blockchain Pros with Fake Video Conferencing, Job Scam

A new Group-IB report highlights an ongoing campaign by the North Korean Lazarus Group, known as the “Eager…...

North Korean Threat Actors Deploy COVERTCATCH Malware via LinkedIn Job Scams

Threat actors affiliated with North Korea have been observed leveraging LinkedIn as a way to target developers as part of a fake job recruiting operation. These attacks employ coding tests as a common initial infection vector, Google-owned Mandiant said in a new report about threats faced by the...

MAL-2024-8843 Malicious code in harthat-api (npm)

The package contains a preinstall hook which silently executes a malicious script with downloader functionality. This is characteristic of an ongoing North Korean state-sponsored campaign...

MAL-2024-8842 Malicious code in call-blockflow (npm)

The package contains a preinstall hook which silently executes a malicious script with downloader functionality. This is characteristic of an ongoing North Korean state-sponsored campaign...

Malicious code in call-blockflow (npm)

The package contains a preinstall hook which silently executes a malicious script with downloader functionality. This is characteristic of an ongoing North Korean state-sponsored campaign...

MAL-2024-8844 Malicious code in harthat-hash (npm)

The package contains a preinstall hook which silently executes a malicious script with downloader functionality. This is characteristic of an ongoing North Korean state-sponsored campaign...

North Korean Hackers Targets Job Seekers with Fake FreeConference App

North Korean threat actors have leveraged a fake Windows video conferencing application impersonating FreeConference.com to backdoor developer systems as part of an ongoing financially-driven campaign dubbed Contagious Interview. The new attack wave, spotted by Singaporean company Group-IB in...

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 ...

North Korean Hackers Target Developers with Malicious npm Packages

Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed publishing a set of malicious packages to the npm registry, indicating "coordinated and relentless" efforts to target developers with malware and steal cryptocurrency assets. The latest wave, which was observed between August 12 and 27,...

North Korean Hackers Deploy New MoonPeak Trojan in Cyber Campaign

A new remote access trojan called MoonPeak has been discovered as being used by a state-sponsored North Korean threat activity cluster as part of a new campaign. Cisco Talos attributed the malicious cyber campaign to a hacking group it tracks as UAT-5394, which it said exhibits some level of...

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 —...

MoonPeak malware from North Korean actors unveils new details on attacker infrastructure

Cisco Talos is exposing infrastructure we assess with high confidence is being used by a state-sponsored North Korean nexus of threat actors we track as "UAT-5394," including for staging, command and control C2 servers, and test machines the threat actors use to test their implants. Our analysis ...

PT-2024-5817

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Chrome versions prior to 128.0.6613.84 Microsoft Edge affected versions not specified Opera versions prior to 113.0.5230.32 Chromium versions prior to 128.0.6613.84 Description A type confusion issue exists in the V8 JavaScript and...

University Professors Targeted by North Korean Cyber Espionage Group

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a new set of attacks targeting university staff, researchers, and professors for intelligence gathering purposes. Cybersecurity firm Resilience said it identified the activity in late July 2024 after it observed an operation...

Apple's New macOS Sequoia Tightens Gatekeeper Controls to Block Unauthorized Software

Apple on Tuesday announced an update to its next-generation macOS version that makes it a little more difficult for users to override Gatekeeper protections. Gatekeeper is a crucial line of defense built into macOS designed to ensure that only trusted apps run on the operating system. When an app...

North Korean Hackers Moonstone Sleet Push Malicious JS Packages to npm Registry

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Moonstone Sleet has continued to push malicious npm packages to the JavaScript package registry with the aim of infecting Windows systems, underscoring the persistent nature of their campaigns. The packages in question, harthat-api and harthat-hash, we...

A North Korean Hacker Tricked a US Security Vendor Into Hiring Him—and Immediately Tried to Hack Them

KnowBe4 detailed the incident in a recent blog post as a warning for other potential targets...

US Charges North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals

The North Korean hacker, Rim Jong Hyok, is accused of being part of the government-backed cyberespionage group Andariel,…...

U.S. DoJ Indicts North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Thursday unsealed an indictment against a North Korean military intelligence operative for allegedly carrying out ransomware attacks against healthcare facilities in the country and funneling the payments to orchestrate additional intrusions into defense,...

MAL-2024-7841 Malicious code in harthat-chain (npm)

The package contains a preinstall hook which silently executes a malicious script with downloader functionality. This is characteristic of an ongoing North Korean state-sponsored campaign...