⚠️ Region Alert: UAE/Middle East
The North Korean threat group PurpleBravo, also known as the "Contagious Interview" campaign, has targeted over 3,100 IP addresses and at least 20 organizations across global sectors including AI, cryptocurrency, and financial services. The campaign utilizes a sophisticated social engineering approach where attackers pose as recruiters on platforms like LinkedIn to lure developers into executing malicious code under the guise of technical assessments or job interviews.
Technical analysis reveals that the group employs malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) projects and GitHub repositories to deliver the BeaverTail infostealer and the GolangGhost backdoor. By leveraging Astrill VPN and command-and-control infrastructure primarily hosted in China and Russia, PurpleBravo has successfully infiltrated companies in diverse regions, including the United Arab Emirates and parts of Europe, highlighting a significant supply-chain risk where candidates inadvertently compromise corporate devices during the hiring process.
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