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Konni Hackers Turn Googles Find Hub into a Remote Data-Wiping Weapon

Konni Hackers Turn Google’s Find Hub into a Remote Data-Wiping Weapon

The North Korea-affiliated threat actor known as Konni (aka Earth Imp, Opal Sleet, Osmium, TA406, and Vedalia) has been attributed to a new set of attacks targeting both Android and Windows devices for data theft and remote control.
"Attackers impersonated psychological counselors and North Korean human rights activists, distributing malware disguised as stress-relief programs," the Genians

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Thanks Stanley, very cool.

I like to think they're not being malicious, it's just they're tired of the kids oofing themselves to TikTok trends, and they made the virus to keep kids off the internet, and it just happens they chose a weird way to do it.
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That's one way to block account recovery efforts.
Seriously sketchy stuff! Using find hub to wipe data is super dirty. Impersonating counselors makes it even worse. Gotta be careful online.


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