FERRET Malware Targets macOS in Sophisticated North Korean Attacks

2025-02-04 Cybersec Sentinel

https://cybersecsentinel.com/ferret-malware-targets-macos-in-sophisticated-north-korean-attacks/

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CyberSec Sentinel profiles the DPRK-linked FERRET malware family used in fake job and spear-phishing operations against macOS users. The source describes variants such as InvisibleFerret, FRIENDLYFERRET, FROSTYFERRET_UI, FlexibleFerret, and BeaverTail, with capabilities for persistence, credential theft, system reconnaissance, remote command execution, and file exfiltration. FlexibleFerret is described as using legitimate-looking applications, LaunchAgent persistence, signed or disguised components, Dropbox exfiltration, and api.ipify.org public-IP checks, with targeting noted across defense, aerospace, nuclear, engineering, and cryptocurrency sectors.

Indicators of Compromise

Type Value First Seen Last Seen
DOMAIN api.ipify.org 2019-12-11 2026-05-19
HASH 65b98ddc821212d13e0e64265353725… 2025-02-03 2025-10-28
HASH bd2aa5805b76f272b43a595b3d73e29… 2024-11-07 2025-10-28
HASH b72653bf747b962c67a5999afbc1d91… 2025-01-05 2025-08-25
HASH 3c4becde20e618efb209f97581e9ab6… 2025-02-03 2025-02-19
HASH 0a49f0a8d0b1e856b7d109229dfee79… 2025-02-03 2025-02-13
HASH 07447cddbcba8554ed2b61b09575c83… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 90285836a816c65870232e4afda646a… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 55bc2ba393be4e85b5b2dbacdd9db7a… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH fa35f400c5da0d3ca90b98fe4e05eb2… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH bc2e4518f46545f37427f7658fa4f09… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH a405ca23734be209540a37a8d0bcc46… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 82254a35777bb52227a4a78f2cb920f… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH a0c7e0c113ec2501ddae46c91b7a109… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 212c3c61994e52762c386ff7e15ee61… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 76d54945e80c205fb3436116e357a58… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH cd6e548b085eaaee31b260489c93208… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH e12031bc7ac1fa70cb802a508a8c520… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH c6774961e12c14b91f6673ad47ce44d… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 24ffa27530305fd318aad7613f28ca3… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 1592890db909272f908e749d1757d27… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH cf4b9c260b5fba8e82bc08cf4fd1bfc… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH efe386cab039d1ee89932bcbc4239b3… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06

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