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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 Discovery

▪Software used (4)

S1245InvisibleFerretmalwareS1246BeaverTailmalware
G1052 on MITRE ATT&CK →
T1583.006Web Services
T1571Non-Standard Port
T1204.005Malicious Library
T1219.002Remote Desktop Software
T1036Masquerading
T1204.002Malicious File
T1497Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
T1567Exfiltration Over Web Service
T1059.004Unix Shell
T1587.001Malware
T1593.003Code Repositories
T1583.001Domains
T1566.003Spearphishing via Service
T1546.004Unix Shell Configuration Modification
T1683.001Written Content
T1685Disable or Modify Tools
T1681Search Threat Vendor Data
T1059.003Windows Command Shell
T1657Financial Theft
T1048.003Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol
T1059.007JavaScript
T1547.013XDG Autostart Entries
T1587Develop Capabilities
T1070.004File Deletion
T1588.002Tool
T1543.001Launch Agent
T1041Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
T1593.001Social Media
T1583Acquire Infrastructure
T1027.013Encrypted/Encoded File
T1567.002Exfiltration to Cloud Storage
T1684.001Impersonation
T1204.004Malicious Copy and Paste
T1059.006Python
T1589Gather Victim Identity Information
T1583.003Virtual Private Server
T1588.007Artificial Intelligence
T1090Proxy
T1573.001Symmetric Cryptography
T1204.001Malicious Link
T1071.003Mail Protocols
T1082System Information Discovery
T1593Search Open Websites/Domains
T1027.010Command Obfuscation
T1608.001Upload Malware
T1059.005Visual Basic
T1480Execution Guardrails
T1585.001Social Media Accounts
T1547.001Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
T1585.002Email Accounts
T1683.002Audio-Visual Content
S1248XORIndex Loadermalware
S1249HexEval Loadermalware

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