NK Hackers Deploy Browser Exploits on South Korean Sites to Spread Malware
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-1380 | Memory Corruption RCE in Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine | 7.8 | 24% | KEV | KEV |
| CVE-2021-26411 | Use-After-Free Memory Corruption in Microsoft Internet Explorer Exploited in the Wild | 8.8 | 82% | KEVRansomware | KEV |
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A North Korean threat actor has been discovered taking advantage of two exploits in Internet Explorer to infect victims with a custom implant as part of a strategic web compromise (SWC) targeting a South Korean online newspaper. Cybersecurity firm Volexity attributed the watering hole attacks to a threat actor it tracks as InkySquid, and more widely known by the monikers ScarCruft and APT37.
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