Google Warns Of Sneaky Social Engineering Hack From North Korea Targeting Security Researchers Security researchers beware, as Google is reporting that a “government-backed entity based in North Korea” is targeting anyone working on vulnerability research and development. These attackers use several different accounts and means of communication to reach out to a target. Then, they share that they have a 0-day available for research, but it is instead just a trap ending in a compromised device. In a report published yesterday, the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) announced this dangerous situation that is still developing. To build credibility, the attackers created several different Twitter accounts for interacting with people and posting blog links, videos, and retweeting seemingly legitimate posts from accounts they own. The blog posts that were created and shared on Twitter are simple vulnerabilities that have already been disclosed or are “guest” posts from “unwitting legitimate security researchers, likely in an attempt to build additional credibility with other security researchers.”