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Cyber security researchers face real-life threats

Cyber security researchers face real-life threats

Cybersecurity researchers face real-life threats

Google flags North Korean hackers using novel social engineering method

Google warns of North Korean hackers using ‘novel social engineering method’ Google warns of North Korean hackers using ‘novel social engineering method’ Twitter, LinkedIn and email are just some of the touchpoints used as part of the method. Credit: Dreamstime Google’s Threat Analysis Group has flagged an ongoing campaign targeting security researchers, alleging that a government-backed entity based in North Korea is abusing social media to send malware.  According to a blog post by the Threat Analysis Group’s Adam Weidermann, the entity is allegedly using a combination of social media, Visual Studio Projects containing malware and compromised blogs to target systems running Windows. 

North Korea Targets Security Researchers in Elaborate 0-Day Campaign

minute read Share this article: Hackers masquerade as security researchers to befriend analysts and eventually infect fully patched systems at multiple firms with a malicious backdoor. Hackers linked to North Korea are targeting security researchers with an elaborate social-engineering campaign that sets up trusted relationships with them and then infects their organizations’ systems with custom backdoor malware. That’s according to Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which issued a warning late Monday about a campaign it has tracked over the last several months that uses various means to interact with and attack professionals working on vulnerability research and development at multiple organizations.

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