Lazarus Group Targets Web3 Developers with Fake LinkedIn Profiles in Operation 99

The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been attributed to a new cyber attack campaign dubbed Operation 99 that targeted software developers looking for freelance Web3 and cryptocurrency work to deliver malware. "The campaign begins with fake recruiters, posing on platforms like LinkedIn, luring...

Lazarus Group Targets Nuclear Industry with CookiePlus Malware

KEY SUMMARY POINTS Securelist by Kaspersky has published its latest threat intelligence report focused on the activities of…...

Lazarus Group Spotted Targeting Nuclear Engineers with CookiePlus Malware

The Lazarus Group, an infamous threat actor linked to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPRK, has been observed leveraging a "complex infection chain" targeting at least two employees belonging to an unnamed nuclear-related organization within the span of one month in January 2024. The...

Lazarus group evolves its infection chain with old and new malware

Over the past few years, the Lazarus group has been distributing its malicious software by exploiting fake job opportunities targeting employees in various industries, including defense, aerospace, cryptocurrency, and other global sectors. This attack campaign is called the DeathNote campaign and...

Lazarus Group Targets macOS with RustyAttr Trojan in Fake Job PDFs

Group-IB has uncovered Lazarus group’s stealthy new trojan and technique of hiding malicious code in extended attributes on…...

New RustyAttr Malware Targets macOS Through Extended Attribute Abuse

Threat actors have been found leveraging a new technique that abuses extended attributes for macOS files to smuggle a new malware called RustyAttr. The Singaporean cybersecurity company has attributed the novel activity with moderate confidence to the infamous North Korea-linked Lazarus Group,...

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...

MacOS Malware Surges as Corporate Usage Grows

MacOS Malware Surges as Corporate Usage Grows By Ilya Kolmanovich, Prashant Kadam and Duy-Phuc Pham · October 30, 2024 This blog was also written by Joe Malenfant and Max Kersten An apple a day keeps the doctor away, While the age-old expression does have its merits, the malware landscape on...

THN Cybersecurity Recap: Top Threats, Tools and News (Oct 21 - Oct 27)

Cybersecurity news can sometimes feel like a never-ending horror movie, can't it? Just when you think the villains are locked up, a new threat emerges from the shadows. This week is no exception, with tales of exploited flaws, international espionage, and AI shenanigans that could make your head...

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...

The Crypto Game of Lazarus APT: Investors vs. Zero-days

Introduction Lazarus APT and its BlueNoroff subgroup are a highly sophisticated and multifaceted Korean-speaking threat actor. We closely monitor their activities and quite often see them using their signature malware in their attacks — a full-feature backdoor called Manuscrypt. According to our...

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,...

THN Cybersecurity Recap: Last Week's Top Threats and Trends (September 16-22)

Hold on tight, folks, because last week's cybersecurity landscape was a rollercoaster! We witnessed everything from North Korean hackers dangling "dream jobs" to expose a new malware, to a surprising twist in the Apple vs. NSO Group saga. Even the seemingly mundane world of domain names and cloud...

New PondRAT Malware Hidden in Python Packages Targets Software Developers

Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed using poisoned Python packages as a way to deliver a new malware called PondRAT as part of an ongoing campaign. PondRAT, according to new findings from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, is assessed to be a lighter version of POOLRAT aka SIMPLESE...

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...

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...

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 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 ...

Microsoft Patches Zero-Day Flaw Exploited by North Korea's Lazarus Group

A newly patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows was exploited as a zero-day by Lazarus Group, a prolific state-sponsored actor affiliated with North Korea. The security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38193 CVSS score: 7.8, has been described as a privilege escalation bug in the Windows...