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Kimsuky Deploys TRANSLATEXT Chrome Extension

ID: 01fb8990-50b2-5846-8260-e13d75370c15

STIX ID: report--01fb8990-50b2-5846-8260-e13d75370c15

Feed Name: Zscaler Security Research Blog

Threat Score
85/100

Date Published: 2025-04-02

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

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This report analyzes a Kimsuky campaign that delivered a malicious archive containing decoy HWP documents and a Windows executable which retrieves PowerShell stages; the actor also uploaded a malicious Chrome extension (masquerading as Google Translate) to GitHub that injects scripts to bypass login protections, harvest email/passwords, cookies, and take screenshots, using a public blog as a dead-drop C2 and registry keys to enforce extension installation.

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