North Korea
New wave of ‘fake interviews’ use 35 npm packages to spread malware
A new wave of North Korea’s ‘Contagious Interview’ campaign is targeting job seekers with malicious npm packages that infect dev’s devices with infostealers and backdoors. The packages were discovered by Socket Threat Research, which reports they load the BeaverTail info-stealer and InvisibleFerret backdoor on victims’ machines, two well-documented payloads associated with DPRK actors. The latest attack wave uses […]
BitoPro exchange links Lazarus hackers to $11 million crypto heist
The Taiwanese cryptocurrency exchange BitoPro claims the North Korean hacking group Lazarus is behind a cyberattack that led to the theft of $11,000,000 worth of cryptocurrency on May 8, 2025. The company has attributed the attack to Lazarus based on the evidence recovered from its internal investigations. It notes that the attack patterns and methodology […]
North Korean hackers deepfake execs in Zoom call to spread Mac malware
The North Korean BlueNoroff hacking group is deepfaking company executives during Zoom calls to trick employees into installing custom malware on their macOS devices. BlueNoroff (aka Sapphire Sleet or TA444) is a North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT) group known for conducting cryptocurrency theft attacks using Windows and Mac malware. Huntress researchers uncovered a new BlueNoroff […]
North Korea ramps up cyberspying in Ukraine to assess war risk
The state-backed North Korean threat group Konni (Opal Sleet, TA406) was observed targeting Ukrainian government entities in intelligence collection operations. The attackers use phishing emails that impersonate think tanks, referencing important political events or military developments to lure their targets. Proofpoint researchers who discovered the activity in February 2025 suggest that it’s likely an effort […]
Lazarus hackers breach six companies in watering hole attacks
In a recent espionage campaign, the infamous North Korean threat group Lazarus targeted multiple organizations in the software, IT, finance, and telecommunications sectors in South Korea. The threat actor combined a watering hole attack strategy with an exploit for a vulnerability in a file transfer client that is required in South Korea to complete certain financial and […]
Hackers abuse Zoom remote control feature for crypto-theft attacks
A hacking group dubbed ‘Elusive Comet’ targets cryptocurrency users in social engineering attacks that exploit Zoom’s remote control feature to trick users into granting them access to their machines. Zoom’s remote control feature allows meeting participants to take control of another participant’s computer. According to cybersecurity firm Trail of Bits, which encountered this social engineering campaign, […]
North Korean IT worker army expands operations in Europe
North Korea’s IT workers have expanded operations beyond the United States and are now increasingly targeting organizations across Europe. Also referred to as “IT warriors,” they hide their true identities and pose as workers based in other countries by connecting via laptop farms to fraudulently secure positions as remote freelance IT employees at companies worldwide […]
North Korean hackers adopt ClickFix attacks to target crypto firms
The notorious North Korean Lazarus hacking group has reportedly adopted ‘ClickFix’ tactics to deploy malware targeting job seekers in the cryptocurrency industry, particularly centralized finance (CeFi). This development, reported by Sekoia, is seen as an evolution of the threat actor’s ‘Contagious Interview’ campaign that similarly targets job seekers in the AI and cryptocurrency space. ClickFix […]
OKX suspends DEX aggregator after Lazarus hackers try to launder funds
OKX Web3 has decided to suspend its DEX aggregator services to implement security upgrades following reports of abuse by the notorious North Korean Lazarus hackers, who recently conducted a $1.5 billion crypto heist. OKX is a leading global cryptocurrency exchange that offers a wide range of trading options, including spot and derivatives trading and decentralized […]
New North Korean Android spyware slips onto Google Play
A new Android spyware named ‘KoSpy’ is linked to North Korean threat actors who have infiltrated Google Play and third-party app store APKPure through at least five malicious apps. According to Lookout researchers, the spyware is attributed to the North Korean threat group APT37 (aka ‘ScarCruft’). The campaign has been active since March 2022, with the […]