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North Korean remote workers landing jobs in the West

ID: 53fb14b1-f35d-5c02-9e4f-91b5a940d86e

STIX ID: report--53fb14b1-f35d-5c02-9e4f-91b5a940d86e

Feed Name: Zscaler Security Research Blog

Threat Score
78/100

Date Published: 2025-04-02

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

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This report documents the Contagious Interview campaign and related WageMole operations: attackers post fake job opportunities to deliver malicious code (BeaverTail) that stages a Python backdoor (InvisibleFerret) capable of keylogging, stealing browser and cryptocurrency wallet data, compressing/encrypting exfiltrated files, and communicating with C2 via HTTP/Telegram; the campaign is cross-platform, actively developed, has compromised over 140 developers worldwide, and is used both for data theft and to facilitate monetization via fraudulent employment and fund transfers.

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