A North Carolina man was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for selling the personal information of over 7 million elderly Americans to Jamaican scammers. […]
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Kimsuky Deploys HTTPSpy, Expands Arsenal with HelloDoor and VS Code Tunnels
The North Korean state-sponsored threat actor known as Kimsuky (aka Velvet Chollima) has been attributed to a fresh set of cyber attacks targeting South Korean military and corporate entities through March and April 2026. “Kimsuky employed a range of tailored social engineering tactics, such as spoofing security software installation pages and crafting a fake Webex…
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Cisco Live 2026 Preview: AI, Security, and Partner Changes
Ahead of its annual North American conference in Las Vegas, Cisco has spent the last few months rolling out a steady stream of AI-focused announcements touching nearly every corner of its business, from networking and cybersecurity to certifications and channel programs. Recent earnings report shows record revenue due to AI infrastructure demand The company’s latest…
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Lazarus APT unveils fileless remote access Trojan designed to evade detection
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT Group is using a stealthy memory-only RAT that leaves almost no forensic traces behind. North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus has never been shy about its ambitions, the threat actor has been tied to some of the most audacious financial heists in recent memory, draining hundreds of millions from cryptocurrency exchanges and…
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First VPN Dismantled in Global Takedown Over Use by 25 Ransomware Groups
Authorities in Europe and North America have announced the dismantling of a criminal virtual private network (VPN) service used by criminal actors to obscure the origins of ransomware attacks, data theft, scanning, and denial-of-service attacks. The disruption of First VPN Service was led by France and the Netherlands, with several other nations supporting the investigation…
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Analyzing Void Dokkaebi’s Cython-Compiled InvisibleFerret Malware
Void Dokkaebi, a North Korea-aligned intrusion set, has updated its information-stealing malware, InvisibleFerret, shifting its delivery format to evade script-based detections.
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Interpol leads cybercrime crackdown across 13 countries in Middle East, North Africa
Interpol coordinated an expansive investigation with 13 countries in the Middle East and North Africa to disrupt and take down cybercrime operations, including phishing services and tools, malware and scams. The law enforcement effort netted 201 arrests, led to the seizure of 53 servers and disrupted multiple cybercrime services, Interpol said Monday. Operation Ramz, which…
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INTERPOL Operation Ramz Disrupts MENA Cybercrime Networks with 201 Arrests
INTERPOL has coordinated a first-of-its-kind cybercrime crackdown across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that led to 201 arrests and the identification of an additional 382 suspects. The initiative involved the efforts of 13 countries from the region between October 2025 and February 2026, aiming to investigate and neutralize malicious infrastructure, arrest perpetrators behind…
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Foxconn Attack Highlights Manufacturing’s Cyber Crisis
A Nitrogen ransomware attack on Foxconn’s North American facilities is one of 600 hits on manufacturers this year, as gangs increasingly target the sector for its low tolerance for downtime.
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Nitrogen Ransomware claims massive data theft from Foxconn
Foxconn confirmed a cyberattack on some North American factories. The Nitrogen ransomware group claims it stole 8TB of data from the firm. Foxconn confirmed that several of its North American factories were affected by a cyberattack. The manufacturer confirmed it was targeted by threat actors after the Nitrogen ransomware group listed it on its Tor…
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Foxconn confirms cyberattack claimed by Nitrogen ransomware gang
Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, says some of its North American factories are now working to resume normal operations after a cyberattack. […]
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North Korean APT Targets Yanbian Gamers via Trojanized Platform
ESET warns that North Korean hackers compromised a Yanbian gaming site in a supply‑chain attack, trojanizing Windows and Android software to spy on users
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ScarCruft Hacks Gaming Platform to Deploy BirdCall Malware on Android and Windows
The North Korea-aligned state-sponsored hacking group known as ScarCruft has compromised a video game platform in a supply chain espionage attack, trojanizing its components with a backdoor called BirdCallto likely target ethnic Koreans residing in China. While prior versions of the backdoor have primarily targeted Windows users only, the supply chain attack is assessed to…
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ScarCruft hackers push BirdCall Android malware via game platform
The North Korean hacker group APT37 has been delivering an Android version of a backdoor called BirdCall in a supply-chain attack through a video game platform. […]
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76% of All Crypto Stolen in 2026 Is Now in North Korea
North Korean threat actors are pulling off historic cryptocurrency heists on a yearly, sometimes weekly basis now. AI might be helping them.
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BlueNoroff Uses Fake Zoom Calls to Turn Victims Into Attack Lures
The North Korean group is using stolen victim videos, AI-generated avatars, and fake Zoom calls to scale malware attacks against cryptocurrency executives.
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North Korea’s Lazarus APT stole $290M from Kelp DAO
North Korea-linked Lazarus Group stole $290M from Kelp DAO by abusing LayerZero. A second $95M attempt was stopped. Hackers tied to the North-Korea linked group Lazarus APT carried out a $290M crypto theft targeting Kelp DAO. Earlier today we identified suspicious cross-chain activity involving rsETH. We have paused rsETH contracts across mainnet and several L2s…
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North Korean Blamed for $290m KelpDAO Crypto Heist
North Korea’s Lazarus Group is pegged for a $290m crypto theft at KelpDAO
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KelpDAO suffers $290 million heist tied to Lazarus hackers
State-sponsored North Korean hackers are likely behind the $290 million crypto-heist that impacted the KelpDAO DeFi project on Saturday. […]
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Panasonic Connect introduces TOUGHBOOK 56 for Mobile Professionals
Panasonic Connect North America has launched the TOUGHBOOK 56, a modular rugged laptop designed to support mobile workers across a range of industries. The new device delivers high-performance computing, faster connectivity options, improved thermal management, and advanced security features for professionals in public safety, utilities, enterprise, and federal operations. Offering purpose-built machine to frontline professionals…
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Why the Axios attack proves AI is mandatory for supply chain security
Two weeks ago, a suspected North Korean threat actor slipped malicious code into a package within Axios, a widely used JavaScript library. The immediate concern was the blast radius: roughly 100 million weekly downloads spanning enterprises, startups, and government systems. But beyond the sheer scale, the attack’s speed was just as worrisome – a stark…
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How to spot a North Korean fake in a job interview
North Korean operatives are getting hired at companies by passing job interviews using fake identities and AI tools. In this Help Net Security video, Adrian Cheek, a senior cybercrime researcher at Flare, outlines several ways organizations can catch these attempts before extending an offer. Basic video checks, like asking candidates to move their head or…
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US nationals sentenced for aiding North Korea’s tech worker scheme
Two New Jersey men were sentenced Wednesday for facilitating North Korea’s long-running scheme to plant operatives inside U.S. businesses as employees, generating more than $5 million in illicit revenue for the regime, the Justice Department said. The U.S. nationals — Kejia Wang, also known as Tony Wang, and Zhenxing Wang, also known as Danny Wang…
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US Nationals Jailed for Operating Fake Remote Worker Laptop Farms for North Korea
US authorities jail two Americans for aiding North Korean laptop farm scams that infiltrated over 100 firms
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Two US nationals jailed over scheme that generated $5 million for the North Korean regime
Two US nationals have been sentenced for their role in a scheme that placed North Korean IT workers inside American companies under false identities. Over several years, the operation used stolen identities from at least 80 US individuals and brought in more than $5 million for the North Korean government. Kejia Wang was sentenced to…
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US nationals behind DPRK IT worker ‘laptop farm’ sent to prison
Two U.S. nationals have been sent to prison for helping North Korean remote information technology (IT) workers to pose as U.S. residents and get hired by over 100 companies across the country, including many Fortune 500 firms. […]
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North Korea’s APT37 Uses Facebook Social Engineering to Deliver RokRAT Malware
The North Korean hacking group tracked as APT37 (aka ScarCruft) has been attributed to a fresh multi-stage, social engineering campaign in which threat actors approached targets on Facebook and added them as friends on the social media platform, turning the trust-building exercise into a delivery channel for a remote access trojan called RokRAT. “The threat actor used…
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GraphAlgo Scam: Lazarus Hackers Register Real US LLCs to Spread Malware
ReversingLabs has discovered a fresh wave of the graphalgo campaign in which North Korean Lazarus hackers are using fake Florida LLCs, mimicking SWFT Blockchain, and using GitHub typo-squatting to target developers with malware.
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Social engineering attacks on open source developers are escalating
North Korean hackers spent weeks socially engineering an Axios maintainer through a fake Slack workspace, a cloned company identity, and a fabricated Microsoft Teams call that tricked him into installing a RAT posings as a software update. They used the access they gained to inject malware into npm packages downloaded 100+ million times a week.…
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N. Korean Hackers Spread 1,700 Malicious Packages Across npm, PyPI, Go, Rust
The North Korea-linked persistent campaign known as Contagious Interview has spread its tentacles by publishing malicious packages targeting the Go, Rust, and PHP ecosystems. “The threat actor’s packages were designed to impersonate legitimate developer tooling […], while quietly functioning as malware loaders, extending Contagious Interview’s established playbook into a coordinated
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North Korean Hackers Pose as Trading Firm to Steal $285M from Drift
North Korean hackers (UNC4736) posed as a trading firm for six months to infiltrate Drift Protocol, using social engineering tactics to steal $285M without suspicion.
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UNC1069 Targets Node.js Maintainers via Fake LinkedIn, Slack Profiles
North Korean group UNC1069 targets Node.js maintainers using fake LinkedIn and Slack profiles to spread malware and compromise open source packages.
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North Korea–linked hackers drain $285M from Drift in sophisticated attack
Drift lost $285M in a sophisticated attack, likely by North Korea, who used nonce-based tricks to gain control and quickly drain funds Drift suffered a $285 million cryptocurrency heist in a highly sophisticated attack likely linked to North Korea. Threat actors used durable nonce accounts to pre-sign and delay transactions, while also compromising multisig approvals…
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Software supply chain hacks trigger wave of intrusions, data theft
After linking the Axios npm supply chain attack to North Korean hackers, Google researchers warned that “hundreds of thousands of stolen secrets could potentially be circulating” as a result of this and the Trivy, KICS, LiteLLM, and Telnyx supply chain attacks (linked to TeamPCP). “This could enable further software supply chain attacks, software as a…
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Your customer passed authentication. So why are they sending money to a scammer?
In this Help Net Security video, Lenny Gusel, Head of Fraud Solutions in North America at Feedzai, explains how customer identity and access management has converged with digital fraud detection, and why treating them as separate systems creates real risk. The core idea is continuous, contextual trust. Where traditional IAM grants access at a single…
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Google links Axios npm supply chain attack to North Korea-linked APT UNC1069
Google links the Axios npm supply chain attack to North Korean threat group UNC1069, targeting financial gain. Google has attributed the recent Axios npm supply chain compromise to a North Korean threat group tracked as UNC1069. The attack, aimed at financial gain, exploited the package to target developers and organizations relying on Axios. John Hultquist…
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Insider Threats Rise with North Korean AI Hiring Fraud Schemes
A suspected North Korean operative attempted to infiltrate a cybersecurity firm using a stolen identity and an AI-generated resume, underscoring how hiring pipelines are becoming an attack vector. The failed attempt reveals how threat actors are blending identity theft, automation, and anonymized infrastructure to bypass traditional recruiting safeguards. “In June 2025, we used a combination…
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Exclusive Networks Launches Ignition in North America
Exclusive Networks is expanding its incubation model for emerging cybersecurity vendors into North America, aiming to give MSPs and solution providers earlier access to next-generation, AI-driven technologies while accelerating vendor go-to-market timelines. Exclusive Networks launches Ignition in North America at RSA Conference Exclusive Networks this week announced the North American debut of its “Ignition” program,…
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North Korea-linked threat actors abuse VS Code auto-run to spread StoatWaffle malware
North Korea-linked threat actors use VS Code auto-run tasks to spread StoatWaffle malware via malicious projects that execute on folder open. North Korea-linked threat actor Team 8 behind the Contagious Interview campaign is spreading StoatWaffle malware through malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code projects. Since late 2025, they have abused the “tasks.json” auto-run feature in Microsoft…
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North Korean Hackers Abuse VS Code Auto-Run Tasks to Deploy StoatWaffle Malware
The North Korean threat actors behind the Contagious Interview campaign, also tracked as WaterPlum, have been attributed to a malware family tracked as StoatWaffle that’s distributed via malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) projects. The use of VS Code “tasks.json” to distribute malware is a relatively new tactic adopted by the threat actor since…
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North Korean Hacker Lands Remote IT Job, Caught After VPN Slip
New research from LevelBlue reveals how a suspected North Korean operative landed a remote IT role to fund national weapons programmes.
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Behavioral XDR and threat intel nab North Korean fake IT worker within 10 days of hire
The North Korea fake IT worker scheme has become a pernicious threat across several industries. While best practices emphasize precautions throughout the hiring phase, once onboarded such operatives can be challenging to detect. Combinations of behavioral analytics, threat intelligence, and other points of information are taking shape as essential defenses, as a recent case attests.…
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Trio sentenced for facilitating North Korean IT worker scheme from their homes
Three American men were sentenced Friday for crimes they committed in furtherance of North Korea’s vast scheme to get operatives hired at U.S. companies, the Justice Department said. The trio — Audricus Phagnasay, 25, Jason Salazar, 30, and Alexander Paul Travis, 35 — pleaded guilty in November to wire fraud conspiracy for providing U.S. identities…
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Fake AI songs streamed billions of times, netting fraudster $10 million
Michael Smith, 54, of Cornelius, North Carolina, has pleaded guilty in federal court to running a scheme that exploited music streaming platforms and diverted royalty payments from artists. He admitted to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, and agreed to forfeit $8,091,843.64. According…
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Musician admits to $10M streaming royalty fraud using AI bots
North Carolina musician Michael Smith has pleaded guilty to collecting over $10 million in royalty payments through a massive streaming royalty fraud scheme on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music. […]
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Ex-data analyst stole company data in $2.5M extortion scheme
A North Carolina man was found guilty of extorting a D.C.-based technology company while still being employed as a data analyst contractor. […]
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North Carolina tech worker found guilty of insider attack netting $2.5M ransom
A 27-year-old North Carolina man was found guilty of six counts of extortion for a series of crimes he committed while working as a data analyst contractor for a D.C.-based international technology company, the Justice Department said Thursday. Cameron Nicholas Curry, also known as “Loot,” stole a trove of corporate data, including sensitive employee and…
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Konni Deploys EndRAT Through Phishing, Uses KakaoTalk to Propagate Malware
North Korean threat actors have been observed sending phishing to compromise targets and obtain access to a victim’s KakaoTalk desktop application to distribute malicious payloads to certain contacts. The activity has been attributed by South Korean threat intelligence firm Genians to a hacking group referred to as Konni. “Initial access was achieved through a spear-phishing…
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North Korean fake IT worker tradecraft exposed
Research from GitLab has exposed the latest tradecraft behind North Korean fake IT worker scams. GitLab banned 131 North Korean-attributed accounts last year, most of which involved JavaScript repositories that acted as resources in the so-called Contagious Interview campaign. In most cases, GitLab projects acted as obfuscated loaders for malware payloads — such as BeaverTail…
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Fake LinkedIn Interview Used by Lazarus Hackers to Target AllSecure CEO
Researchers at AllSecure have revealed how North Korean hackers from the Lazarus Group used a fake LinkedIn job interview and deepfake technology to target their CEO.
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UNC4899 Breached Crypto Firm After Developer AirDropped Trojanized File to Work Device
The North Korean threat actor known as UNC4899 is suspected to be behind a sophisticated cloud compromise campaign targeting a cryptocurrency organization in 2025 to steal millions of dollars in cryptocurrency. The activity has been attributed with moderate confidence to the state-sponsored adversary, which is also tracked under the cryptonyms Jade Sleet, PUKCHONG, Slow Pisces,…
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Microsoft warns North Korean threat groups are scaling up fake worker schemes with generative AI
North Korean threat groups are using artificial intelligence tools to accelerate and expand the country’s long-running scheme to get remote technical workers hired at global companies for longer durations, Microsoft Threat Intelligence said in a report Friday. AI services are empowering North Korean operatives across the attack lifecycle. Attackers have turned AI into a “force…
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APT37 combines cloud storage and USB implants to infiltrate air-gapped systems
North Korea-linked APT 37 used Zoho WorkDrive and USB malware to breach air-gapped networks in the Ruby Jumper campaign. North Korean group ScarCruft (aka APT37, Reaper, and Group123) deployed new tools in a campaign dubbed Ruby Jumper, using a backdoor that leverages Zoho WorkDrive for C2 and a USB-based implant to breach air-gapped systems. Zscaler ThreatLabz…
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APT37 hackers use new malware to breach air-gapped networks
North Korean hackers are deploying newly uncovered tools to move data between internet-connected and air-gapped systems, spread via removable drives, and conduct covert surveillance. […]
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ScarCruft Uses Zoho WorkDrive and USB Malware to Breach Air-Gapped Networks
The North Korean threat actor known as ScarCruft has been attributed to a fresh set of tools, including a backdoor that uses Zoho WorkDrive for command-and-control (C2) communications to fetch more payloads and an implant that uses removable media to relay commands and breach air-gapped networks. The campaign, codenamed Ruby Jumper by Zscaler ThreatLabz, involves…
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IT Distribution Warms to Hyperscaler Marketplace Cooperation
At the North American GTDC Summit, one theme consistently surfaced alongside AI and economic uncertainty: hyperscaler marketplaces are no longer a side conversation for IT distribution—they are central to the channel’s future. Executives from Arrow, Ingram Micro, and TD SYNNEX told Channel Insider that AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft marketplaces are now embedded in how…
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Malicious Next.js Repos Target Developers Via Fake Job Interviews
Linked to North Korean fake job-recruitment campaigns, the poisoned repositories are aimed at establishing persistent access to infected machines.
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Lazarus APT group deployed Medusa Ransomware against Middle East target
North Korea’s Lazarus Group used Medusa ransomware in an attack on an unnamed Middle East organization, researchers report. The North Korea-linked Lazarus APT Group, also known as Diamond Sleet and Pompilus, has been spotted deploying Medusa ransomware against an unnamed organization in the Middle East, according a new report from the Symantec and Carbon Black…
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Lazarus Group Picks a New Poison: Medusa Ransomware
The North Korean threat group also leveraged Comebacker backdoor, Blindingcan RAT, and info stealer Infohook in its recent attacks.
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North Korean Lazarus Group Expands Ransomware Activity With Medusa
Ransomware Medusa linked to North Korean hackers targets US healthcare amid ongoing attacks
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Lazarus Group Uses Medusa Ransomware in Middle East and U.S. Healthcare Attacks
The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group (aka Diamond Sleet and Pompilus) has been observed using Medusa ransomware in an attack targeting an unnamed entity in the Middle East, according to a new report by the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team. Broadcom’s threat intelligence division said it also identified the same threat actors mounting an…
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North Korean Lazarus group linked to Medusa ransomware attacks
North Korean state-backed hackers associated with the Lazarus threat group are targeting U.S. healthcare organizations in extortion attack using the Medusa ransomware. […]
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North Korean IT worker scam nets Ukrainian five-year sentence in the U.S.
A Ukrainian man was sentenced to five years in the U.S. for helping North Korean IT workers use stolen identities to get hired by U.S. firms. Oleksandr “Alexander” Didenko, a 29-year-old Ukrainian national, has been sentenced to five years in a U.S. prison for supporting North Korea’s fraudulent IT worker scheme. Didenko admitted stealing U.S.…
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Ukrainian gets 5 years for helping North Koreans infiltrate US firms
A Ukrainian national was sentenced to five years in prison for providing North Korean IT workers with stolen identities that helped them infiltrate U.S. companies. […]
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Ukrainian sentenced to 5 years in prison for facilitating North Korean remote worker scheme
A Ukrainian national who ran multiple operations to aid the North Korean government’s expansive scheme to hire remote IT workers at U.S. companies was sentenced to five years in prison, the Justice Department said Thursday. Oleksandr Didenko stole U.S. citizens’ identities and created more than 2,500 fraudulent accounts on freelance IT job forums, money service…
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Fake job recruiters hide malware in developer coding challenges
A new variation of the fake recruiter campaign from North Korean threat actors is targeting JavaScript and Python developers with cryptocurrency-related tasks. […]
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Google Reports State-Backed Hackers Using Gemini AI for Recon and Attack Support
Google on Thursday said it observed the North Korea-linked threat actor known as UNC2970 using its generative artificial intelligence (AI) model Gemini to conduct reconnaissance on its targets, as various hacking groups continue to weaponize the tool for accelerating various phases of the cyber attack life cycle, enabling information operations, and even conducting model extraction…
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Volvo Group hit in massive Conduent data breach
A Conduent breach exposed data of nearly 17,000 Volvo Group North America employees as the total impact rises to 25 million people. A data breach at business services provider Conduent has impacted at least 25 million people, far more than initially reported. Volvo Group North America confirmed that the security breach exposed data of nearly […]
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North Korea-Linked UNC1069 Uses AI Lures to Attack Cryptocurrency Organizations
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as UNC1069 has been observed targeting the cryptocurrency sector to steal sensitive data from Windows and macOS systems with the ultimate goal of facilitating financial theft. “The intrusion relied on a social engineering scheme involving a compromised Telegram account, a fake Zoom meeting, a ClickFix infection vector, and reported…
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North Korean hackers use new macOS malware in crypto-theft attacks
North Korean hackers are running tailored campaigns using AI-generated video and the ClickFix technique to deliver malware for macOS and Windows to targets in the cryptocurrency sector. […]
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Volvo Group North America customer data exposed in Conduent hack
Volvo Group North America disclosed that it suffered an indirect data breach stemming from the compromise of IT systems at American business services giant Conduent, of which Volvo is a customer. […]