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North Korean hackers spotted using ClickFix tactic to deliver malware

The North Korean group Kimsuky is employing a social engineering tactic called “ClickFix” to distribute malware to South Korean targets. The strategy tricks users into copying and pasting a malicious PowerShell script by promising to fix webpage or document display issues. Previously used to infest a variety of infostealers and dropper malware, the ploy has evolved to include spear-phishing emails with instructions to register the user’s device, leading to data exfiltration.

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