North Korea building cash reserves using ransomware, video games
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Microsoft attributes a new North Korean cybercrime/espionage group, "Moonstone Sleet," to targeted job-scam and fake-company campaigns that distribute trojanized PuTTY and SumatraPDF to gain access, steal credentials and IP, and deploy a custom ransomware called FakePenny (observed April 2024) demanding about $6.6M; the actor leverages LinkedIn, Telegram, freelancing platforms and long-term compromises against organizations including a defense technology firm.
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