"North Korean 'BlueNoroff' Group Targeting Financial Institutions With macOS Malware"
A hacking group backed by the North Korean government is targeting financial institutions with malware that affects macOS. According to Jamf researchers, an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group known as BlueNoroff is launching financially motivated attacks against cryptocurrency exchanges, venture capital firms, and banks. BlueNoroff APT hackers are considered a subgroup of Lazarus, the North Korea-based government hackers. The latest campaign, which Jamf Threat Labs researchers linked to a previous campaign dubbed Rustbucket, involves malware capable of exploiting Mac devices. The researchers noted that the simplicity of the malware called ObjCShellz stood out the most to them. This article continues to discuss the BlueNoroff group targeting financial institutions with macOS malware.
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