The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a flash alert warning that the North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Kimsuki is utilizing malicious QR codes in spearphishing efforts that target American organizations.
Non-governmental organizations, think tanks, academic institutions, strategic consultancy businesses, and U.S. government agencies are among the groups engaged in North Korea-related policy, research, and analysis that are the focus of the observed activities.
The Although the FBI issued a warning regarding the use of QR codes in phishing, often referred to as “quishing,” when cybercriminals utilized them to steal money, it is still a useful way to get over security measures.
The state-backed North Korean threat group Kimsuky (APT43) has been connected to several attacks in which hackers used ClickFix techniques, supply-chain exploits, known vulnerabilities, and assumed the identity of journalists.
The FBI cautions that during campaigns last year, actors connected to Kimsuki sent emails with QR codes that led victims to malicious websites posing as secure read more about FBI warns about Kimsuky hackers using QR codes to phish U.S. orgs.
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