THELOGICALINDIAN - On April 18 the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI the US Treasury Department and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA appear a Cybersecurity Advisory CSA address apropos awful North Korean statesponsored cryptocurrency action According to the US government law administration admiral accept empiric North Korean cyber actors targeting specific blockchain companies in the industry
FBI Alleges North Korean Hacking Activity Is on the Rise, Report Highlights Lazarus Group’s Activities
The FBI, alongside a cardinal of U.S. agencies, appear a CSA report alleged “North Korean State-Sponsored APT Targets Blockchain Companies.” The address capacity that the APT (advanced assiduous threat) has been state-sponsored and alive back 2020. The FBI explains that the accumulation is frequently accepted as Lazarus Group, and U.S. admiral allege the cyber actors of a cardinal of awful drudge attempts.
North Korean cyber actors ambition a array of organizations such as “organizations in the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency industry, including cryptocurrency exchanges, decentralized accounts (defi) protocols, play-to-earn cryptocurrency video games, cryptocurrency trading companies, adventure basic funds advance in cryptocurrency, and alone holders of ample amounts of cryptocurrency or admired non-fungible tokens (NFTs).”
The FBI’s CSA address follows the contempo Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) update which accuses Lazarus Group and North Korean cyber actors of actuality complex in the Ronin arch attack. After the OFAC amend was published, the ethereum bond activity Tornado Cash revealed it was leveraging Chainalysis tools, and blocking OFAC-sanctioned ethereum addresses from application the ether bond protocol.
‘Apple Jesus’ Malware and the ‘TraderTraitor’ Technique
According to the FBI, Lazarus Group leveraged awful malware alleged “Apple Jesus,” which trojanizes cryptocurrency companies.
“As of April 2022, North Korea’s Lazarus Group actors accept targeted assorted firms, entities, and exchanges in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry application spearphishing campaigns and malware to abduct cryptocurrency,” the CSA address highlights. “These actors will acceptable abide base vulnerabilities of cryptocurrency technology firms, gaming companies, and exchanges to accomplish and acquit funds to abutment the North Korean regime.”
The FBI says the North Korean hackers activated massive spearphishing campaigns beatific to advisers alive for crypto firms. Typically the cyber actors would ambition software developers, IT operators, and Devops employees. The tactic is alleged “TraderTraitor” and it generally mimics “a application accomplishment and action high-paying jobs to attract the recipients to download malware-laced cryptocurrency applications.” The FBI concludes that organizations should address aberrant action and incidents to the CISA 24/7 Operations Center or appointment a bounded FBI acreage office.
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