Bitcoin experts beware. North Korea hackers are probably trying to fool you into installing malware. A new phishing email campaign that targets the cryptocurrency industry has been linked to a shadowy hacking collecting believed to work for North Korea.
The warning comes from security firm Secureworks. The English-written email pretends to offer a job opening for a CFO position at a London-based Bitcoin company. But a Microsoft Word attachment in the email can secretly install malicious code onto your computer.
The warning comes from security firm Secureworks. The English-written email pretends to offer a job opening for a CFO position at a London-based Bitcoin company. But a Microsoft Word attachment in the email can secretly install malicious code onto your computer.
Once opened, the Word doc will prompt the victim to accept the “Enable Editing,” and “Enable Content” functions in Microsoft Word. Doing so activates a software macro that’ll install a Remote Access Trojan, which can download additional malware onto your computer.
