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Operation (노스 스타) North Star A Job Offer That’s Too Good to be True?

ID: bbde5527-5668-5ab2-bc6a-1c3288411aaa

STIX ID: report--bbde5527-5668-5ab2-bc6a-1c3288411aaa

Feed Name: McAfee Labs Blog

Threat Score
85/100

Date Published: 2020-07-30

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

Author: McAfee Labs

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McAfee ATR documents a targeted 2020 campaign using falsified job-posting Word documents and remote template injection to deliver double-base64 encoded DLL implants (patched SQLite DLLs) that profile victims in the aerospace/defense and Korean political sectors; the activity shares TTPs and code similarities with 2017/2019 campaigns attributed to Hidden Cobra, includes numerous IoCs (file hashes and URLs), and offers mitigation guidance.

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