Last Updated: 07 April 2021
The United States Government has identified a cryptocurrency malware used by the North Korean government to steal crypto for Pyongyang.
US Agencies Report “AppleJeus” Malware In Detail
A report developed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Treasury Department revealed that the crypto-malware called ‘AppleJeus’ was disguised as a legitimate-looking crypto trading software to facilitate cryptocurrency thefts.
First deployed in 2018, AppleJeus has been camouflaged using seven different official-sounding names. The names include Celas Trade Pro, JMT Trading, Union Crypto, Kupay Wallet, CoinGoTrade, Dorusio, and Ants2Whale.
AppleJeus mostly appeared to be from a legitimate cryptocurrency trading company to trick people into downloading it as a third-party application from websites that seemed genuine.