Tag: dprk

6 Attack Reports | 0 Vulnerabilities

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Astrill VPN and DPRK Remote Worker Fraud

Spur Engineering is releasing a comprehensive list of IP addresses associated with the Astrill VPN service to help companies protect against fraud and abuse from the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the future.
north korea
fraud
vpn
dprk
infrastructure
astrill vpn
2025-03-05
Published: March 5, 2025
Downloadable IOCs: 2360

macOS FlexibleFerret | Further Variants of DPRK Malware Family Unearthed

This intelligence analysis describes newly discovered variants of the DPRK-attributed macOS Ferret malware family, labeled as 'FlexibleFerret'. The malware is part of the ongoing 'Contagious Interview' campaign targeting developers and job seekers. The new variants include a dropper package contain…
persistence
developers
macos
dropper
github
dprk
contagious interview
2025-02-04
friendlyferret_secd
flexibleferret
frostyferret_ui
chromeupdate
multi_frostyferret_cmdcodes
Published: February 4, 2025
Downloadable IOCs: 2

New threat targeting macOS discovered

Jamf Threat Labs uncovered malware samples linked to North Korea, built using Flutter, which provides inherent obfuscation. The malware, discovered in late October, includes Go, Python, and Flutter variants. The Flutter-built application presents a minesweeper game while making network requests to …
obfuscation
python
macos
golang
dprk
2024-11-13
applescript
stage-one-payload
flutter
Published: November 13, 2024
Downloadable IOCs: 0

Suspected DPRK Phishing Campaign Targets Naver; Separate Apple Domain Spoofing Cluster Identified

Researchers discovered a potential North Korean phishing campaign targeting Naver, a major South Korean tech platform. The investigation revealed an exposed directory containing phishing pages designed to steal Naver user credentials. Separately, an infrastructure cluster was identified using domai…
phishing
apple
credential theft
dprk
infrastructure analysis
domain spoofing
2024-10-30
naver
tls certificates
Published: October 30, 2024
Downloadable IOCs: 0

Tenacious Pungsan: A DPRK threat actor linked to Contagious Interview

Datadog Security Research discovered three malicious npm packages: passports-js, bcrypts-js, and blockscan-api, containing BeaverTail malware associated with North Korean threat actors. The packages, downloaded 323 times, targeted job-seekers in the US tech industry through a campaign named Contagi…
infostealer
cryptocurrency
npm
dprk
beavertail
contagious interview
2024-10-25
invisibleferret
software supply chain
namesquatting
Published: October 25, 2024
Downloadable IOCs: 1

APT45: North Korea’s Digital Military Machine

Mandiant provides an overview of the activities of APT45, a cyber threat group attributed with high confidence to North Korea. The report details APT45's transition from traditional espionage campaigns against government and defense sectors to financially motivated operations, including suspected r…
3proxy
andariel
2024-07-26
dprk
maui ransomware
onyx sleet
apt45
stonefly
silent chollima
rifle
shatteredglass
rogueye
Published: July 26, 2024
Downloadable IOCs: 37
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