Tag: korea
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Cryptohack Roundup: No Prison Time for FTX’s Gary Wang
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in SecurityNewsAlso: Bitfinex Launderer Razzlekhan Gets 18-Month Sentence. This week, sentences in FTX, Bitfinex and Helix cases, a $25.5M Thala hack, the WazirX hack and South Korea probed UpBit. U.S. lawmakers want a crackdown on Tornado. U.S. Prosecutors may scale back crypto cases. BIT Mining fined $10M and the Chinese Communist Party expelled a key blockchain…
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North Korean Front Companies Impersonate U.S. IT Firms to Fund Missile Programs
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in SecurityNewsThreat actors with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are impersonating U.S.-based software and technology consulting businesses in order to further their financial objectives as part of a broader information technology (IT) worker scheme.”Front companies, often based in China, Russia, Southeast Asia, and Africa, play a key role in masking the workers’…
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Russian Phobos ransomware operator faces cybercrime charges
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in SecurityNewsRussian Phobos ransomware operator Evgenii Ptitsyn, accused of managing attacks, was extradited from South Korea to the US to face cybercrime charges. Russian Phobos ransomware operator Evgenii Ptitsyn, suspected of playing a key role in the ransomware operations, was extradited from South Korea to the US to face cybercrime charges. According to the DoJ, the…
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‘Phobos’ Ransomware Cybercriminal Extradited From South Korea
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in SecurityNewsAccording to the unsealed criminal charges, the operation is believed to have running for nearly four years. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/phobos-ransomware-cybercriminal-extradited-south-korea
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Russian Phobos Ransomware Operator Extradited to US
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in SecurityNewsEvgenii Ptitsyn was extradited from South Korea to the US to face charges for his alleged involvement in administering the Phobos ransomware. The post Russian Phobos Ransomware Operator Extradited to US appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/russian-phobos-ransomware-operator-extradited-to-us/
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Phobos Ransomware Admin as Part of International Hacking Operation
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in SecurityNewsThe U.S. Department of Justice unsealed criminal charges today against Evgenii Ptitsyn, a 42-year-old Russian national accused of being a key figure in the notorious Phobos ransomware syndicate. Ptitsyn was extradited from South Korea and made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on November 4. Phobos ransomware has been…
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Accused Phobos Ransomware Hacker in US Custody
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in SecurityNewsRussian National Evgenii Ptitsyn Faces a 13 Criminal Count Indictment. A Russian national accused of working for a ransomware gang made his first appearance in federal court earlier this month after extradition from South Korea, the U.S. Department of Justice disclosed Monday. Evgenii Ptitsyn, 42, faces a 13 criminal count indictment. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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US charges Phobos ransomware admin after South Korea extradition
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in SecurityNewsEvgenii Ptitsyn, a Russian national and suspected administrator of the Phobos ransomware operation, was extradited from South Korea and is facing cybercrime charges in the United States. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-phobos-ransomware-admin-after-south-korea-extradition/
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North Korea’s Lazarus observed testing new macOS trojan in the wild
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/north-koreans-lazarus-observed-testing-new-macos-trojan-in-the-wild
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South Korea Fines Meta $15.67M for Illegally Sharing Sensitive User Data with Advertisers
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in SecurityNewsMeta has been fined 21.62 billion won ($15.67 million) by South Korea’s data privacy watchdog for illegally collecting sensitive personal information … First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/11/south-korea-fines-meta-1567m-for.html
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Cryptohack Roundup: FTX Files Lawsuits to Recover Funds
Also: Arrests in $232M Scam, Guilty Plea in $73M Pig-Butchering Case. This week, FTX sued to recover money, FTX’s Caroline Ellison began her prison sentence, South Korea arrested hundreds in $232M scam, a guilty plea in a $73M pig-butchering case, BlueNoroff launched a new attack campaign, GodFather malware and WonderFi CEO kidnapped and released after…
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New RustyAttr Malware Targets macOS Through Extended Attribute Abuse
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in SecurityNewsThreat actors have been found leveraging a new technique that abuses extended attributes for macOS files to smuggle a new malware called RustyAttr.The Singaporean cybersecurity company has attributed the novel activity with moderate confidence to the infamous North Korea-linked Lazarus Group, citing infrastructure and tactical overlaps observed in connection with prior campaigns, including First seen…
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South Korea Fines Meta About 15 Million Over Collection Of User Data
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on packetstormsecurity.com Jump to article: packetstormsecurity.com/news/view/36560/South-Korea-Fines-Meta-About-15-Million-Over-Collection-Of-User-Data.html
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North Korean Hackers Target macOS Using Flutter-Embedded Malware
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in SecurityNewsThreat actors with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK aka North Korea) have been found embedding malware within Flutter applications, marking the first time this tactic has been adopted by the adversary to infect Apple macOS devices.Jamf Threat Labs, which made the discovery based on artifacts uploaded to the VirusTotal platform earlier…
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North Korea Hackers Leverage Flutter to Deliver macOS Malware
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in SecurityNewsJamf observed North Korean attackers embedding malware within Flutter applications to target macOS devices, potentially to test a new way of weaponizing malware First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/north-korea-hackers-flutter-macos/
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South Korea Fines Meta $15.7 Million For Collecting User Data
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in SecurityNewsAs personal data breaches become increasingly common, consumer concerns about digital privacy are becoming more pronounced. Major tech companies have faced intense scrutiny over their data handling and storing practices, with data privacy watchdogs worldwide imposing increasingly hefty penalties. However, one sector that has managed to maintain a relatively secure profile in terms of data…
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North Korean Group Collaborates with Play Ransomware in Significant Cyber Attack
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in SecurityNewsThreat actors in North Korea have been implicated in a recent incident that deployed a known ransomware family called Play, underscoring their financi… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/10/north-korean-group-collaborates-with.html
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A surge in Pro-Russia cyberattacks after decision to monitor North Korean Troops in Ukraine
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in SecurityNewsSouth Korea claims Pro-Russia actors intensified cyberattacks on national sites after it decided to monitor North Korean troops in Ukraine. South Korea’s government blames pro-Russia threat actors for an intensification of cyberattacks on national sites after it decided to monitor North Korean troops in Ukraine. South Korea reports that over 10,000 North Korean troops are…
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South Korea fined Meta $15.67M for illegally collecting and sharing Facebook users
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in SecurityNewsSouth Korea fined Meta $15.67M for illegally collecting and sharing Facebook users’ sensitive data, including political views and sexual orientation, … First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/170618/digital-id/south-korea-fined-meta-15-67m.html
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Pro-Russian Hacktivists Target South Korea as North Korea Joins Ukraine War
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in SecurityNewsSouth Korea warned that pro-Russian groups have attacked government and private sector websites following the deployment of North Korean soldiers in Ukraine First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russian-hacktivits-south-korea/
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North Korea allegedly targeting crypto businesses with Mac-focused malware
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/north-korea-bluenoroff-mac-malware-crypto-industry
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North Korea’s Andariel Pivots to ‘Play’ Ransomware Games
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in SecurityNewsThe prominent state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT), aka Jumpy Pisces, appears to be moving away from its primary cyber-espionage motives a… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/north-korea-andariel-play-ransomware
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DPRK-linked BlueNoroff used macOS malware with novel persistence
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in SecurityNewsSentinelLabs observed North Korea-linked threat actor BlueNoroff targeting businesses in the crypto industry with a new multi-stage malware. SentinelLabs researchers identified a North Korea-linked threat actor targeting crypto businesses with new macOS malware as part of a campaign tracked as >>Hidden Risk.
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South Korea Fines Meta $15 Million for Illegally Collecting Information on Facebook Users
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in SecurityNewsSouth Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Meta 21.6 billion won ($15 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook use… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/south-korea-fines-meta-15-million-for-illegally-collecting-information-on-facebook-users/
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Contagious Interview WageMole: North Korea’s New Cyber Espionage Campaigns
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in SecurityNewsIn a recent report, Zscaler ThreatLabz uncovers the creative yet deceptive strategies used by North Korean threat actors to infiltrate Western job markets. Through two interconnected campaigns”, Contagious Interview and WageMole”, these... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/contagious-interview-wagemole-north-koreas-new-cyber-espionage-campaigns/
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Officials warn of Russia’s techtroops deal with North Korea amid Ukraine conflict
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in SecurityNews10,000 of Kim Jong Un’s soldiers believed to be headed for front line First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/11/07/russia_tech_transfer_north_korea/
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Sophisticated Phishing Campaign Linked to North Korea Targets Apple and Naver Users
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in SecurityNewsIn a recent report, Hunt researchers uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign suspected to be linked to North Korean threat actors, primarily targe… First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/sophisticated-phishing-campaign-linked-to-north-korea-targets-apple-and-naver-users/
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UNC5267: Exposing North Korea’s State-Sponsored IT Worker Infiltration
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in SecurityNewsIn a recent report, Mandiant has uncovered the ongoing and sophisticated operations of a North Korean-aligned cyber group designated as UNC5267. This … First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/unc5267-exposing-north-koreas-state-sponsored-it-worker-infiltration/
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Feds reach for sliver of crypto-cash nicked by North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/10/08/us_lazarus_group_crypto_seizure/
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North Korea Hackers Get Cash Fast in Linux Cyber Heists
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/north-korea-hackers-cash-linux-cyber-heists