North Korean Hackers Spread Malware via Fake Crypto Firms and Job Interview Lures
North Korea-linked threat actors behind the Contagious Interview have set up front companies as a way to distribute malware during the fake hiring process
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North Korea-linked threat actors behind the Contagious Interview have set up front companies as a way to distribute malware during the fake hiring process
At least six organizations in South Korea have been targeted by the prolific North Korea-linked Lazarus Group as part of a campaign dubbed Operation SyncHole
Multiple threat activity clusters with ties to North Korea (aka Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPRK) have been linked to attacks targeting organizations and individuals in the Web3 and cryptocurrency space
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malicious campaign related to the North Korean state-sponsored threat actor known as Kimsuky that exploits a now-patched vulnerability impacting Microsoft Remote Desktop Services to gain initial access