Chinese Plushdaemon APT targets SouthKorea

Chinese Plushdaemon APT targets SouthKorea

Background PlushDaemon is a China-aligned Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, active since at least 2019. Known for its sophisticated cyber-espionage operations, this group targets various high-profile entities across multiple sectors.…
Gold Dragon Backdoor

Gold Dragon Backdoor

South Korean researchers have discovered a reformed wave of activity of Kimsuky hacking group, which includes using basic open-source remote access tools and their own backdoor, Gold Dragon. Kimsuky, also…
Hackers Impersonates as Samsung Recruiters

Hackers Impersonates as Samsung Recruiters

North Korean state-sponsored hackers posed as Samsung recruiters and sent fake job offers to employees at South Korean security companies that sell anti-malware software. The emails included a PDF allegedly…
Trickbot Developer Handcuffed

Trickbot Developer Handcuffed

An alleged Russian developer for the notorious TrickBot malware gang was arrested in South Korea after attempting to leave the country. The TrickBot cybercrime group is responsible for a variety…
BlueLight Payload
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BlueLight Payload

Researchers from Volexity recently investigated a Strategic Web Compromise of the Daily NK website by InkySquid. The targeted site is an online newspaper based in South Korea that posts news…