North Korean Hackers Hide ‘Ted’ Backdoor Inside Trojanized HAProxy to Spy on South Korean Firms
Rapid7 researchers have uncovered a DPRK-linked Linux intrusion toolkit — built around a modified HAProxy binary dubbed Ted and a companion remote access tool called CurlRAT — that...
North Korea-Linked Hackers Hide OtterCookie Malware Inside 14 Fake Mac Apps
Researchers have identified fourteen trojanized macOS installers impersonating popular utilities like The Unarchiver and Sketch, all delivering the OtterCookie credential-stealing malware. The campaign, tied to North Korea's long-running...
macOS.Gaslight: North Korea-Linked Rust Backdoor Exfiltrates Data via Telegram and Poisons AI Analysis Tools
A Rust-written macOS backdoor attributed to North Korean threat actors steals browser credentials, keychain files, and terminal history, exfiltrating everything via Telegram. The malware also embeds 38 prompt...
Kimsuky APT Runs Four Simultaneous Spear-Phishing Campaigns Targeting Recruiters, Crypto Users, and Defense Officials
North Korea's Kimsuky threat group has been operating four parallel spear-phishing campaigns targeting corporate recruiters, cryptocurrency developers, defense sector officials, and graduate school staff. The campaigns use LNK...
North Korean IT Worker Scheme: How DPRK Operatives Infiltrate Companies to Fund Weapons Programs
A Team Cymru investigation has exposed the technical infrastructure behind North Korea's long-running fake IT worker scheme, revealing how state-sponsored operatives use stolen identities, commercial VPNs, and U.S.-based...