North Korea targets blockchain engineers with new macOS malware
Hackers are now distributing a Python app posing as a crypto arbitrage bot via a direct message on a public Discord server. The infamous North Korean hack group Lazarus Group now targets macOS blockchain engineers on Discord with a novel malware . According to cybersecurity firm Elastic Security Labs, the hackers have started distributing a Python-based application pretending to be a crypto arbitrage bot via direct messages on Discord servers. The analysts say the so-called Kandykorn malware is being distributed by North Korea given the “techniques, network infrastructure, code-signing certificates, and custom Lazarus Group detection rules.” “The DPRK, via units like the LAZARUS GROUP, continues to target crypto-industry businesses with the goal of stealing cryptocurrency in order to circumvent international sanctions that hinder the growth of their economy and ambitions.” Elastic Security Labs You might also like: Lazarus Group: hackers from c...