Mandiant experts noticed that North Korean hackers have focused their attention and attacks on information security specialists. Attackers try to infect researchers with malware in the hope of infiltrating the networks of companies that the targets work for. Let me remind you that we also wrote that Nearly 50% of Cybersecurity Leaders Will Change Jobs… Continue reading North Korean Hackers Attack Cybersecurity Specialists by Offering Them Jobs via LinkedIn
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Hackers Attack Ukrainian Organizations through Malicious Windows 10 Installers
Mandiant experts reported that Ukrainian government agencies are suffering from attacks using malicious Trojanized Windows 10 installers, as victims download malicious ISO files from Ukrainian and Russian-language torrent trackers (including Toloka and RuTracker). Let me remind you that we also wrote that TrickBot Hack Group Systematically Attacks Ukraine, and also that Microsoft Accuses Russia of… Continue reading Hackers Attack Ukrainian Organizations through Malicious Windows 10 Installers
Cyber Spies Use USB Devices to Infect Targets
Mandiant specialists talk about an unusual malware campaign affecting targets in Southeast Asia, when cyber spies use USB devices as the initial penetration vector. The researchers write that they link the discovered incidents to a group that is tracked under the code name UNC4191 (presumably associated with China). Let me remind you that we also… Continue reading Cyber Spies Use USB Devices to Infect Targets