Thrilled to shared #Kimsuky's latest activity using TRANSLATEXT to focus on the South Korean education sector in an intelligence gathering effort. 🕵️‍♂️
https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/kimsuky-deploys-translatext-target-south-korean-academia

What caught our attention:
▶️ Found a Chrome extension on a attacker-controlled GitHub.
▶️ It snags cookies, screenshots, and even email passwords.
▶️ Can bypass security measures from email providers.
▶️ Uses a dead drop resolver to receive extra commands via a legitimate blog service.
▶️ Target confirmed: South Korean education sector linked to North Korea research.

Kimsuky deploys TRANSLATEXT to target South Korean academia

ThreatLabz observed Kimsuky targeting South Korean entities with TRANSLATEXT to steal email addresses, passwords, cookies, and capturing browser activity.