Researchers from cybersecurity firm ESET have discovered a North-Korea-linked group called DeceptiveDevelopment targeting freelance software developers with trojanized projects. The attackers pose as corporate recruiters offering job opportunities and fake coding tests. Once the targets engage, their systems are infected with the first-stage malware, BeaverTail. The group primarily targets software developers working on cryptocurrency and decentralized finance projects, regardless of geographical location.
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