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On January 25, 2021, the Threat Analysis Group of Google published an update report titled, “New campaign targeting security researchers”. The report is in public domain and can be accessed universally. The report begins by mentioning that “over the past several months, the Threat Analysis Group has identified an ongoing campaign targeting security researchers working…

minute read Share this article: New details emerge of how North Korean-linked APT won trust of experts and exploited Visual Studio to infect systems with ‘Comebacker’ malware. Microsoft has attributed a recently discovered campaign to target security researchers with custom malware through elaborate socially-engineered attacks to an APT group affiliated with North Korea-linked Lazarus Group. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) on Monday already sounded a warning about the a...

… A vulnerability broker he had known for a while and trusted had introduced him to a new researcher called James Willy "from New York," Caceres [said]. "We hopped in a group chat, the three of us, and he sent me a Visual Studio project to take a look at a driver bug that caused a blue screen of death." … "James" [said] it was linked to Google Chrome – an instant attention-grabber for bug hunters. Vulns affecting software used by tens of millions worldwide are rare and command hefty rewar...

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.  Acc...

Google: North Korea is targeting security researchers Hackers have created a fake security research blog they use to start conversations with legitimate cybersecurity professionals Google: North Korea is targeting security researchers To continue reading... Dont have an account? Computing helps IT leaders to make technology a revenue and innovation engine for their businesses. Our unique package of news and analysis enables you to discover what the smartest minds in the industry are doing and s...

Just recently, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) said North Korean hackers used multiple profiles on various social networks, such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Telegram, Discord, and Keybase, to reach out to security researchers using fake personas. In a blog post by Adam Weidemann from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), he said: “In order to build credibility and connect with security researchers, the actors established a research blog and multiple Twitter profiles to interact with potent...

Tweets used by attackers to demonstrate previous "exploits" theyd 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 Googles Threat Analysis Group. The groups Monday blog post describes what it says is a monthslong attack campaign that has already notched up multiple victims. The campaign traces to "a governm...

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Government-backed hackers based in North Korea are targeting individual security researchers through a number of means including a “novel social engineering method,” Google’s Threat Analysis Group is reporting. The campaign has reportedly been ongoing for several months, and worryingly appears to exploit unpatched Windows 10 and Chrome vulnerabilities. Although Google doesn’t say exactly what the aim of the hacking campaign is, it notes that the t...

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), ...

North Korea hackers targeted security researchers working on vulnerability research and development.