APT Group Kimsuky Has New Attack Technique, Researchers Say
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Researchers at Malwarebytes have uncovered the latest tactics, techniques and procedures used by the North Korean threat group Kimsuky, also known as Thallium, Black Banshee and Velvet Chollima, as it continues to launch espionage attacks. This time it is using an AppleSeed backdoor.
The Kimsuky group, which has been active since 2012, primarily focuses on government entities in South Korea, but also conducts espionage campaigns against targets in the U.S. and Japan.
The Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence team has been monitoring Kimsuky activities and was able to spot its phishing websites, malicious documents and scripts used to target high-profile people within the government of South Korea.
Researchers Reveals Hacking Operations Targeting South Korea Jun 2, 2021 12:10 GMT
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Since 2012, a cybercriminal from North Korea has been behind a new espionage operation targeting high-level government officials connected to their southern counterparts. According to The Hacker News, the role was to install an Android and Windows backdoor to collect critical information.
Malwarebytes attributes the activities to a threat actor known as Kimsuky. The targeted entities include the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ambassador of the embassy of Sri Lanka, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nuclear Security Officer, the Deputy Consul General at Korean Consulate General in Hong Kong, Seoul National University, and Daishin Securities.
Researchers Uncover Hacking Operations Targeting Government Entities in South Korea
A North Korean threat actor active since 2012 has been behind a new espionage campaign targeting high-profile government officials associated with its southern counterpart to install an Android and Windows backdoor for collecting sensitive information.
Cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes attributed the activity to a threat actor tracked as Kimsuky, with the targeted entities comprising of the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador of the Embassy of Sri Lanka to the State, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nuclear Security Officer, Deputy Consul General at Korean Consulate General in Hong Kong, Seoul National University, and Daishin Securities.
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