March 29, 2024

North Korean hackers modify viruses to steal cryptocurrencies

North Korean hackers modify viruses to steal cryptocurrencies

The Lazarus hacker group, allegedly sponsored by the North Korean government, has developednew virus to steal cryptocurrencies.

According to a January 8 report by Kaspersky, the new version of the malware couldinfect computers running both Windows and MacOS. 

Grouping uses cryptocurrency tradingan open source interface called QtBitcoinTrader in order to inject and run malicious code. According to Kaspersky Labs, recently hackers began to make changes and improvements to the virus.

Researchers have discovered an updated versionMacOS and Windows malware called UnionCryptoTrader. The report states that UnionCryptoTrader for Windows started work from the Telegram downloads folder. The researchers concluded that “with a high degree of probability, hackers used the Telegram messenger to install malware.”

According to Kaspersky researchers:

We are sure that the attacks of the Lazarus group are unlikelywill end soon. We assume that these hacks of cryptocurrency companies will continue and will become more sophisticated and complex.

Recall that back in 2018, researchersfound that Lazarus hackers were able to distribute cryptocurrency theft malware to Mac computers. In addition, the group previously stole about $ 30 million from the Bithumb exchange.

Based on materialscointelegraph.com