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<ul><li>North Korean hacker group Konni APT is targeting the crypto industry using a vulnerability in WinRAR.</li><li>This marks the first time that Konni APT used a WinRAR exploit to target crypto victims.</li><li>The attack involves an HTML file with a compromised zip folder which executes when clicked by the victim.</li></ul>Konni APT (Advanced Persistent Threat), a hacker group based in North Korea, recently mounted attacks on the crypto industry by exploiting a vulnerability in the popular file archiver WinRAR. This marked the first time that the hacker group moved from traditional targets in South Korea to targets in the cryptocurrency industry.Crypto journalist Colin Wu took to X (formerly Twitter) earlier today to report the latest attacks by Konni APT:<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/srd-optimized-uploads/6f10252c4a004cc7aa23a9da242c91ca.png" />According to a detailed <a href="https://paper.seebug.org/3032/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">investigation</a> of Konni APT’s exploits by the Chuangyu 404 Advanced Threat Intelligence Team, the Konni organization resorted to new techniques, tactics, and procedures to target the crypto industry. The report acknowledged that Konni’s decision to target crypto was rare and that the crypto and finance sector was usually targeted by North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group.As per the analysis, Konni used a newly discovered WinRAR vulnerability labeled CVE-2023-38831 to execute malicious payloads. It involved a compromised file embedded in an HTML file, which when clicked by the victim, executes the malicious payload. The vulnerability in WinRAR reportedly constructs an identical directory without the knowledge of the victim.Read full article at <a href="https://cryptotale.org/north-korean-hackers-attack-crypto-industry-through-winrar-vulnerability/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CryptoTale.</a>

North Korean Hackers Attack Crypto Industry Through WinRAR Vulnerability

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