https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-defense-and-aerospace-sectors-targeted-in-new-wave-of-north-korean-attacks/
By Catalin Cimpanu
Zero Day
ZDNet.com
July 30, 2020
While the world was in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, North Korean
hackers were targeting the US defense and aerospace sectors with fake job
offers in the hopes of infecting employees looking for better
opportunities and gaining a foothold on their organizations' networks.
The attacks began in late March and lasted throughout May 2020,
cyber-security firm McAfee said in a report published today.
Tracked under the codename of "Operation North Star," McAfee said these
attacks have been linked to infrastructure and TTPs (Techniques, Tactics,
and Procedures) previously associated with Hidden Cobra -- an umbrella
term the US government uses to describe all North Korean state-sponsored
hacking groups.
THE GOOD OL' FAKE JOB OFFER TRICK
As for the attacks themselves, McAfee said they were run-of-the-mill
spear-phishing emails that enticed recipients to open boobytrapped
documents containing a possible job offer.
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