A Year-Long Campaign of North Korean Actors Targeting Developers via Malicious npm Packages
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A Year-Long Campaign of North Korean Actors Targeting Developers via Malicious npm Packages
July 2024 saw a surge in reports from multiple security firms detailing North Korean threat actors targeting developers through malicious npm packages. These reports highlight the continuation and intensification of a campaign that has been ongoing for close to a year now. While the core structure of the malicious code has remained remarkably similar throughout the campaign, the threat actors have been consistently evolving their social engineering tactics to increase their chances of compromising target systems.
Key Points
- Multiple security firms reported North Korean threat actors publishing malicious npm packages throughout July 2024, indicating an intensification of an ongoing campaign.
- Despite the campaign’s year-long duration, the structure of the malicious code within the packages has remained notably consistent.
- The latest tactic involves mimicking trusted and popular npm packages with added malicious functionality, to make the package appear more legitimate …
July 2024 saw a surge in reports from multiple security firms detailing North Korean threat actors targeting developers through malicious npm packages. These reports highlight the continuation and intensification of a campaign that has been ongoing for close to a year now. While the core structure of the malicious code has remained remarkably similar throughout the campaign, the threat actors have been consistently evolving their social engineering tactics to increase their chances of compromising target systems.
Key Points
- Multiple security firms reported North Korean threat actors publishing malicious npm packages throughout July 2024, indicating an intensification of an ongoing campaign.
- Despite the campaign’s year-long duration, the structure of the malicious code within the packages has remained notably consistent.
- The latest tactic involves mimicking trusted and popular npm packages with added malicious functionality, to make the package appear more legitimate …
IoC
142.111.77.196
http://142.111.77.196/manage/manage.asp?id=745681
http://142.111.77.196/user/user.asp?id=237596
http://142.111.77.196/user/user.asp?id=518437
http://142.111.77.196/user/user.asp?id=G6A822B
http://142.111.77.196/manage/manage.asp?id=745681
http://142.111.77.196/user/user.asp?id=237596
http://142.111.77.196/user/user.asp?id=518437
http://142.111.77.196/user/user.asp?id=G6A822B