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The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky (aka Black Banshee, Emerald Sleet, or Springtail) has been observed shifting its tactics, leveraging Compiled HTML Help (CHM) files as vectors to deliver malware for harvesting sensitive data
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New infostealer may indicate a shift in tactics – and maybe targets too, beyond Asia North Korea's notorious Kimsuky cyber crime gang has commenced a campaign using fresh tactics, according to infosec tools vendor Rapid7.…
Kimsuky-attributed campaign uses eight steps to compromise systems — from initial execution to downloading additional code from Dropbox, and executing code to establish stealth and persistence.
A new elaborate attack campaign has been observed employing PowerShell and VBScript malware to infect Windows systems and harvest sensitive information