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North Korean Hackers Target Freelance Developers in Job Scam to Deploy Malware
2025-02-20 13:37

Freelance software developers are the target of an ongoing campaign that leverages job interview-themed lures to deliver cross-platform malware families known as BeaverTail and InvisibleFerret....

North Korean hackers spotted using ClickFix tactic to deliver malware
2025-02-13 16:16

North Korean state-sponsored group Kimsuky (aka Emerald Sleet, aka VELVET CHOLLIMA) is attempting to deliver malware to South Korean targets by leveraging the so-called “ClickFix” tactic. A...

North Korean APT43 Uses PowerShell and Dropbox in Targeted South Korea Cyberattacks
2025-02-13 14:26

A nation-state threat actor with ties to North Korea has been linked to an ongoing campaign targeting South Korean business, government, and cryptocurrency sectors. The attack campaign, dubbed...

North Korean Hackers Exploit PowerShell Trick to Hijack Devices in New Cyberattack
2025-02-12 10:43

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky has been observed using a new tactic that involves deceiving targets into running PowerShell as an administrator and then instructing them to...

North Korean APT Kimsuky Uses forceCopy Malware to Steal Browser-Stored Credentials
2025-02-06 11:05

The North Korea-linked nation-state hacking group known as Kimsuky has been observed conducting spear-phishing attacks to deliver an information stealer malware named forceCopy, according to new...

North Korean Hackers Deploy FERRET Malware via Fake Job Interviews on macOS
2025-02-04 12:11

The North Korean threat actors behind the Contagious Interview campaign have been observed delivering a collection of Apple macOS malware strains dubbed FERRET as part of a supposed job interview...

North Koreans clone open source projects to plant backdoors, steal credentials
2025-01-29 23:29

Stealing crypto is so 2024. Supply-chain attacks leading to data exfil pays off better? North Korea's Lazarus Group compromised hundreds of victims across the globe in a massive secret-stealing...

North Korean IT workers are extorting employers, FBI warns
2025-01-24 14:40

The FBI is on a mission to raise awareness about the threat that North Korean IT workers present to organizations in the US and around the world. While corporate espionage comes to mind first, the...

North Korean dev who renamed himself 'Bane' accused of IT worker fraud caper
2025-01-24 13:45

5 indicted as FBI warns North Korea dials up aggression, plus Russian devs allegedly get in on the act The US is indicting yet another five suspects it believes were involved in North Korea's...

DoJ Indicts 5 Individuals for $866K North Korean IT Worker Scheme Violations
2025-01-24 09:53

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday indicted two North Korean nationals, a Mexican national, and two of its own citizens for their alleged involvement in the ongoing fraudulent...