October 2023

Lazarus Group Targeting Defense Experts with Fake Interviews via Trojanized VNC Apps

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As part of its ongoing Operation Dream Job effort, the North Korea-affiliated Lazarus Group (also known as Hidden Cobra or TEMP.Hermit) has been seen employing trojanized Virtual Network Computing (VNC) programmes as enticements to target nuclear engineers and the defence sector. In its APT trends report for Q3 2023, Kaspersky stated that “the threat actor […]

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Iran-Linked OilRig Targets Middle East Governments in 8-Month Cyber Campaign

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Between February and September 2023, an undisclosed Middle Eastern country was the focus of an eight-month campaign by the Iran-linked threat actor OilRig. The Symantec Threat Hunter Team, a division of Broadcom, claimed in a report published with The Hacker News that the attack resulted in the loss of information and passwords and, in one

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