North Koreans add Mac OS to cryptocurrency-stealing malware attacks

The infamous North Korean Lazarus cyber crime group has resurfaced with a campaign dubbed AppleJeus designed to steal cryptocurrency.

Researchers in Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) discovered that the group had penetrated the network of a cryptocurrency exchange in Asia.

The aim of the campaign is to steal cryptocurrency using Trojanised cryptocurrency trading software, but in addition to Windows-based malware, the researchers were able to identify a previously unknown version targeting the Mac OS platform.

This is the first case in which Kaspersky Lab researchers have observed the Lazarus group distributing malware targeting Mac OS users.

The Mac OS and Windows versions of the malware work in exactly the same way, but researchers expressed concern that Mac OS machines and users would be less prepared to deal with malware.

This development is a “wake-up call” for everyone who uses this operating system for cryptocurrency-related activity, the…