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US woman allegedly aided North Korean IT workers infiltrate 300 firms
2024-05-16 19:17

They were allegedly involved between October 2020 and October 2023 in a campaign coordinated by the North Korean government "To infiltrate U.S. job markets through fraud in an effort to raise revenue for the North Korean government and its illicit nuclear program." Today, the U.S. State Department announced a reward of up to $5 million for any information related to Chapman's co-conspirators, the North Korean IT workers charged today, and their manager, only known as Zhonghua.

North Korean Hackers Exploit Facebook Messenger in Targeted Malware Campaign
2024-05-16 13:48

The North Korea-linked Kimsuky hacking group has been attributed to a new social engineering attack that employs fictitious Facebook accounts to targets via Messenger and ultimately delivers...

North Korean Hackers Deploy New Golang Malware 'Durian' Against Crypto Firms
2024-05-10 14:54

The North Korean threat actor tracked as Kimsuky has been observed deploying a previously undocumented Golang-based malware dubbed Durian as part of highly-targeted cyber attacks aimed at South...

NSA warns of North Korean hackers exploiting weak DMARC email policies
2024-05-03 19:16

The NSA and FBI warned that the APT43 North Korea-linked hacking group exploits weak email Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance policies to mask spearphishing attacks. Together with the U.S. State Department, the two agencies cautioned that the attackers abuse misconfigured DMARC policies to send spoofed emails which appear to come from credible sources such as journalists, academics, and other experts in East Asian affairs.

Misconfigured cloud server leaked clues of North Korean animation scam
2024-04-23 05:26

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Microsoft Warns: North Korean Hackers Turn to AI-Fueled Cyber Espionage
2024-04-22 07:12

Microsoft has revealed that North Korea-linked state-sponsored cyber actors has begun to use artificial intelligence (AI) to make its operations more effective and efficient. "They are learning to...

Execs in Japan busted for winning dev bids then outsourcing to North Koreans
2024-03-28 06:30

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Japan warns of malicious PyPi packages created by North Korean hackers
2024-02-28 15:04

Japan's Computer Security Incident Response Team is warning that the notorious North Korean hacking group Lazarus has uploaded four malicious PyPI packages to infect developers with malware. PyPI is a repository of open-source software packages that software developers can utilize in their Python projects to add additional functionality to their programs with minimal effort.

North Korean Hackers Targeting Developers with Malicious npm Packages
2024-02-26 12:27

A set of fake npm packages discovered on the Node.js repository has been found to share ties with North Korean state-sponsored actors, new findings from Phylum show. The packages are named...

New Report Reveals North Korean Hackers Targeting Defense Firms Worldwide
2024-02-20 10:53

The North Korean state-sponsored threat actors have been attributed to a cyber espionage campaign targeting the defense sector across the world. In a joint advisory published by Germany's Federal...