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Contagious Interview (G1052)

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[Contagious Interview](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1052) is a North Korea–aligned threat group active since 2023. The group conducts both cyberespionage and financially motivated operations, including the theft of cryptocurrency and user credentials. [Contagious Interview](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1052) targets Windows, Linux, and macOS systems, with a particular focus on individuals engaged in software development and cryptocurrency-related activities. (Citation: Validin Contagious Interview North Korea ClickFix January 2025)(Citation: Esentire ContagiousInterview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret November 2024)(Citation: Datadog Contagious Interview Tenacious Pungsan October 2024)(Citation: Recorded Future Contagious Inteview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret OtterCookie February 2025)(Citation: ESET Contagious Interview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret February 2025)(Citation: Zscaler ContagiousInterview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret November 2024)(Citation: PaloAlto ContagiousInterview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret November 2023)(Citation: PaloAlto Unit42 ContagiousInterview BeaverTail InvisibileFerret October 2024)

▪Techniques used (54)

T1555.001KeychainT1585Establish AccountsT1083File and Directory DiscoveryT1583.006Web ServicesT1571Non-Standard PortT1204.005Malicious LibraryT1219.002Remote Desktop SoftwareT1036MasqueradingT1204.002Malicious FileT1497Virtualization/Sandbox EvasionT1567Exfiltration Over Web ServiceT1059.004Unix ShellT1587.001MalwareT1593.003Code RepositoriesT1583.001DomainsT1566.003Spearphishing via ServiceT1546.004Unix Shell Configuration ModificationT1683.001Written ContentT1685Disable or Modify ToolsT1681Search Threat Vendor DataT1059.003Windows Command ShellT1657Financial TheftT1048.003Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 ProtocolT1059.007JavaScriptT1547.013XDG Autostart EntriesT1587Develop CapabilitiesT1070.004File DeletionT1588.002ToolT1543.001Launch AgentT1041Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1593.001Social MediaT1583Acquire InfrastructureT1027.013Encrypted/Encoded FileT1567.002Exfiltration to Cloud StorageT1684.001ImpersonationT1204.004Malicious Copy and PasteT1059.006PythonT1589Gather Victim Identity InformationT1583.003Virtual Private ServerT1588.007Artificial IntelligenceT1090ProxyT1573.001Symmetric CryptographyT1204.001Malicious LinkT1071.003Mail ProtocolsT1082System Information DiscoveryT1593Search Open Websites/DomainsT1027.010Command ObfuscationT1608.001Upload MalwareT1059.005Visual BasicT1480Execution GuardrailsT1585.001Social Media AccountsT1547.001Registry Run Keys / Startup FolderT1585.002Email AccountsT1683.002Audio-Visual Content

▪Software used (4)

S1245InvisibleFerretmalwareS1246BeaverTailmalwareS1248XORIndex LoadermalwareS1249HexEval Loadermalware
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