FBI Public Servi e Announcement

Alert Number: I-051624-PSA

May 16, 2024

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Leverages U.S.-Based Individuals to Defraud U.S. Businesses and Generate Revenue

How a new wave of deepfake-driven cybercrime targets businesses

As deepfake attacks on businesses dominate news headlines, detection experts are gathering valuable insights into how these attacks came into being and the vulnerabilities they exploit.

North Korean Hackers Exploit Facebook Messenger in Targeted Malware Campaign

The North Korea-linked Kimsuky hacking group has been attributed to a new social engineering attack that employs fictitious Facebook accounts to targets via Messenger and ultimately delivers malware

Microsoft releases new free Windows 11 virtual machines with Moment 5 features | Neowin

Microsoft releases new free Windows 11 virtual machines with Moment 5 features

‘God of Destruction’ asteroid Apophis will come to Earth in 2029 — it could meet some tiny satellites | Space

https://www.space.com/asteroid-apophis-satellite-spacecraft-mission-2029

Someone connected Windows XP to the internet, and it didn’t survive long

https://www.xda-developers.com/connected-windows-xp-internet-didnt-survive-long/

Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach | Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/05/ssh-backdoor-has-infected-400000-linux-servers-over-15-years-and-keeps-on-spreading/2/

Microsoft Warns of Active Zero-Day Exploitation, Patches 60 Windows Vulnerabilities – SecurityWeek

https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-60-windows-vulns-warns-of-active-zero-day-exploitation/

(Cyber) Risk = Probability of Occurrence x Damage

https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/get-cyber-resilient-with-cvss.html?m=1

Protect against iPhone trojan GoldPickaxe: How-to – 9to5Mac

https://9to5mac.com/2024/05/14/protect-against-iphone-trojan-goldpickaxe/