Vulnerability Researchers Hit by North Korean Hackers
News Highlights: Vulnerability Researchers Hit by North Korean Hackers. Application security, containerization and sandboxing, cybercrime Google warns that social engineering attacks have left researchers’ systems behind Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • January 26, 2021
Recommended Tweets used by attackers to demonstrate previous “exploits” they discovered (source: Google)
North Korean hackers have “targeted security researchers working on researching and developing vulnerabilities at various companies and organizations” to trick them into installing backdoor software, Google warns Threat Analysis Group.
The group’s blog post on Monday describes what it says as a month-long attack campaign that has already claimed multiple victims.
Tweets used by attackers to demonstrate previous exploits they d discovered (Source: Google)
North Korean hackers have been targeting security researchers working on vulnerability research and development at different companies and organizations to trick them into installing backdoored software, warns Google s Threat Analysis Group.
The group s Monday blog post describes what it says is a monthslong attack campaign that has already notched up multiple victims.
The campaign traces to a government-backed entity based in North Korea, which has used a variety of techniques to trick researchers, Google warns. We hope this post will remind those in the security research community that they are targets to government-backed attackers and should remain vigilant when engaging with individuals they have not previously interacted with.