DeceptiveDevelopment targets freelance developers

Date (as written): 2025/02/20
Year: 2025

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Hackmageddon cyber attacks timelines (Paolo Passeri)

Freelance Software Developers · 20/02/2025

Researchers from ESET reveal the details of DeceptiveDevelopment, a campaign carried out by threat actors linked to North Korea, where the operators, posing as headhunters, try to serve their targets with software projects that conceal infostealing malware [Date Occurred: Since at least November 2023; Date Discovered: Early 2024]

https://www.hackmageddon.com/2025/08/05/16-28-february-2025-cyber-attacks-timeline/

https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/north-korean-hackers-target-freelance.html

ESET WeLiveSecurity

DeceptiveDevelopment targets freelance developers · 2025/02/20

ESET researchers have observed a cluster of North Korea-aligned activities that they named DeceptiveDevelopment and where its operators pose as headhunters and serve their targets with software projects that conceal infostealing malware.

https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/deceptivedevelopment-targets-freelance-developers/

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