North Korea’s Sneaky Code: Npm’s Unwanted RAT Race!
The Contagious Interview campaign is back, this time unleashing BeaverTail malware and a new remote access trojan loader on npm. Masquerading as developer tools with names like dev-debugger-vite and events-utils, these malicious packages employ sneaky tactics and threaten your job interview dreams. Stay alert, or you might end up debugging your own demise!
Hot Take:
Looks like North Korean threat actors are taking a page from the octopus playbook, spreading their malware arms all over the npm ecosystem. But hey, who knew a job interview could be so contagious? Just be careful, or you might catch a case of the BeaverTail blues!
Key Points:
- North Korean actors target npm ecosystem with malicious packages delivering BeaverTail malware and a new RAT loader.
- Malware uses hexadecimal string encoding to evade detection.
- Packages downloaded over 5,600 times before removal, including names like “empty-array-validator” and “twitterapis.”
- Packages disguise as utilities and debuggers, some linked to Bitbucket repositories.
- BeaverTail used in phishing campaigns with recruitment themes, deploying a new backdoor called Tropidoor.
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