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US defense and aerospace sectors targeted in new wave of North Korean attacks
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:05:49 +0000 (UTC)
https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-defense-and-aerospace-sectors-targeted-in-new-wave-of-north-korean-attacks/ By Catalin Cimpanu Zero Day ZDNet.com July 30, 2020While the world was in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, North Korean hackers were targeting the US defense and aerospace sectors with fake job offers in the hopes of infecting employees looking for better opportunities and gaining a foothold on their organizations' networks.
The attacks began in late March and lasted throughout May 2020, cyber-security firm McAfee said in a report published today.
Tracked under the codename of "Operation North Star," McAfee said these attacks have been linked to infrastructure and TTPs (Techniques, Tactics, and Procedures) previously associated with Hidden Cobra -- an umbrella term the US government uses to describe all North Korean state-sponsored hacking groups.
THE GOOD OL' FAKE JOB OFFER TRICKAs for the attacks themselves, McAfee said they were run-of-the-mill spear-phishing emails that enticed recipients to open boobytrapped documents containing a possible job offer.
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