Security News > 2022 > April > US warns of Lazarus hackers using malicious cryptocurrency apps
CISA, the FBI, and the US Treasury Department warned today that the North Korean Lazarus hacking group is targeting organizations in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries with trojanized cryptocurrency applications.
The attackers use social engineering to trick employees of cryptocurrency companies into downloading and running malicious Windows and macOS cryptocurrency apps.
AlticGO: claims to offer live cryptocurrency prices and price predictions.
Esilet: claims to offer live cryptocurrency prices and price predictions.
Last year, the FBI, CISA, and US Department of Treasury also shared information on malicious and fake crypto-trading applications injected with AppleJeus malware used by Lazarus to steal cryptocurrency from individuals and companies worldwide.
The U.S. Justice Department charged three Lazarus Group members for stealing $1.3 billion in money and cryptocurrency in multiple attacks against banks, the entertainment industry, cryptocurrency companies, and other organizations worldwide.
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