Nov 22, 2023NewsroomCyber Espionage / Social Engineering North Korean threat actors have been linked to two campaigns in which they masquerade as both job recruiters and seekers to distribute malware and obtain unauthorized employment with organizations based in the U.S. and other parts of the world. The activity clusters have been codenamed Contagious Interview and Wagemole, … [Read more...] about North Korean Hackers Pose as Job Recruiters and Seekers in Malware Campaigns
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Recapping KubeCon North America 2023
If you missed KubeCon North America 2023 in Chicago, or you were there and spent more time in the “hallway tracks,” you may have missed some of the big news that came out of the show.We covered the big happenings in the open source cloud native and observability realm in the latest episode of OpenObservability Talks! I attended KubeCon remotely, and my guest this month attended … [Read more...] about Recapping KubeCon North America 2023
North Korea’s Lazarus Group Launders $900 Million in Cryptocurrency
Oct 06, 2023NewsroomCyber Crime / Cryptocurrency As much as $7 billion in cryptocurrency has been illicitly laundered through cross-chain crime, with the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group linked to the theft of roughly $900 million of those proceeds between July 2022 and July of this year. "As traditional entities such as mixers continue to be subject to seizures and sanctions … [Read more...] about North Korea’s Lazarus Group Launders $900 Million in Cryptocurrency
North Korea’s Lazarus Group Suspected in $31 Million CoinEx Heist
Sep 17, 2023THNCryptocurrency / Cyber Attack The North Korea-affiliated Lazarus Group has stolen nearly $240 million in cryptocurrency since June 2023, marking a significant escalation of its hacks. According to multiple reports from Certik, Elliptic, and ZachXBT, the infamous hacking group is said to be suspected behind the theft of $31 million in digital assets from the … [Read more...] about North Korea’s Lazarus Group Suspected in $31 Million CoinEx Heist
North Korean UNC2970 Hackers Expands Operations with New Malware Families
Mar 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware A North Korean espionage group tracked as UNC2970 has been observed employing previously undocumented malware families as part of a spear-phishing campaign targeting U.S. and European media and technology organizations since June 2022. Google-owned Mandiant said the threat cluster shares "multiple overlaps" with a … [Read more...] about North Korean UNC2970 Hackers Expands Operations with New Malware Families
North Korea’s APT37 Targeting Southern Counterpart with New M2RAT Malware
Feb 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware The North Korea-linked threat actor tracked as APT37 has been linked to a piece of new malware dubbed M2RAT in attacks targeting its southern counterpart, suggesting continued evolution of the group's features and tactics. APT37, also tracked under the monikers Reaper, RedEyes, Ricochet Chollima, and ScarCruft, is … [Read more...] about North Korea’s APT37 Targeting Southern Counterpart with New M2RAT Malware
North Korea Hackers Using New “Dolphin” Backdoor to Spy on South Korean Targets
The North Korea-linked ScarCruft group has been attributed to a previously undocumented backdoor called Dolphin that the threat actor has used against targets located in its southern counterpart. "The backdoor [...] has a wide range of spying capabilities, including monitoring drives and portable devices and exfiltrating files of interest, keylogging and taking screenshots, and … [Read more...] about North Korea Hackers Using New “Dolphin” Backdoor to Spy on South Korean Targets
Meet CrowdStrike at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2022
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2022 is happening next week, and we’re excited to showcase our industry leading cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) capabilities and observability technology. The conference, Oct. 24-28 in Detroit, will gather adopters, technologists and developers from leading open-source and cloud-native communities around the … [Read more...] about Meet CrowdStrike at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2022
North Korean Maui Ransomware Actively Targeting U.S. Healthcare Organizations
In a new joint cybersecurity advisory, U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have warned about the use of Maui ransomware by North Korean government-backed hackers to target the healthcare sector since at least May 2021. "North Korean state-sponsored cyber actors used Maui ransomware in these incidents to encrypt servers responsible for healthcare services—including … [Read more...] about North Korean Maui Ransomware Actively Targeting U.S. Healthcare Organizations
U.S. Sanctions Cryptocurrency Mixer Blender for Helping North Korea Launder Millions
The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday moved to sanction virtual currency mixer Blender.io, marking the first time a mixing service has been subjected to economic blockades. The move signals continued efforts on the part of the government to prevent North Korea's Lazarus Group from laundering the funds stolen from the unprecedented hack of Ronin Bridge in late March. The newly … [Read more...] about U.S. Sanctions Cryptocurrency Mixer Blender for Helping North Korea Launder Millions