North Korean actors connected to nation-state hacking group Kimsuky have targeted machines using spear-phishing attacks, delivering backdoors like AppleSeed, Meterpreter, and TinyNuke. South Korean cybersecurity firm AhnLab reported these actors used similar methods for years without significant changes to their malware. Kimsuky has been active for over a decade, initially focusing on South Korea before widening its scope. It uses espionage campaigns involving spear-phishing attacks with malicious documents, which then deploy varying malware forms.
Sonatype reports rise in open source malware to 17,954
The 1Q 2025 Open Source Malware Index from Sonatype revealed that open source malware packages doubled compared to the same period last year, with 56%
