Lazarus Group Deploys macOS Malware to Target Blockchain Engineers

Ali Raza  - Expert Tech Journalist
Last updated: November 5, 2023
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Lazarus Group Deploys macOS Malware to Target Blockchain Engineers
  • Lazarus Group has deployed macOS malware against blockchain engineers.
  • The macOS malware is known as KANDYKORN.
  • This malware is fairly new.

North Korean state-sponsored hackers have targeted the blockchain engineers from an unnamed cryptocurrency exchange through Discord. These developers were targeted by a novel macOS malware known as KANDYKORN.

According to a report by cybersecurity researchers Ricardo Ungureanu, Seth Goodwin, and Andrew Pease, threat actors lured blockchain engineers using a Python application to secure initial access to the hacking environment.