New Phishing Campaign Deploys WARMCOOKIE Backdoor Targeting Job Seekers Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an ongoing phishing campaign that leverages recruiting- and job-themed lures to deliver a Windows-based backdoor named WARMCOOKIE. “WARMCOOKIE appears to be an initial backdoor tool used to scout out victim networks and deploy additional payloads,” Read more…
Hackers Exploit Job Boards in APAC, Steal Data of Millions of Job Seekers Feb 06, 2024NewsroomDark Web / Cybercrime Employment agencies and retail companies chiefly located in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region have been targeted by a previously undocumented threat actor known as ResumeLooters since early 2023 with the goal of Read more…
North Korean Hackers Pose as Job Recruiters and Seekers in Malware Campaigns Nov 22, 2023NewsroomCyber Espionage / Social Engineering North Korean threat actors have been linked to two campaigns in which they masquerade as both job recruiters and seekers to distribute malware and obtain unauthorized employment with organizations based in Read more…
Microsoft Warns of Fake Skills Assessment Portals Targeting IT Job Seekers Nov 11, 2023NewsroomThreat Intelligence / Cybercrime A sub-cluster within the infamous Lazarus Group has established new infrastructure that impersonates skills assessment portals as part of its social engineering campaigns. Microsoft attributed the activity to a threat actor it calls Read more…