FERRET Malware Targets macOS in Sophisticated North Korean Attacks

2025-02-04 Cybersec Sentinel

https://cybersecsentinel.com/ferret-malware-targets-macos-in-sophisticated-north-korean-attacks/

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CyberSec Sentinel profiles the DPRK-linked FERRET malware family used in fake job and spear-phishing operations against macOS users. The source describes variants such as InvisibleFerret, FRIENDLYFERRET, FROSTYFERRET_UI, FlexibleFerret, and BeaverTail, with capabilities for persistence, credential theft, system reconnaissance, remote command execution, and file exfiltration. FlexibleFerret is described as using legitimate-looking applications, LaunchAgent persistence, signed or disguised components, Dropbox exfiltration, and api.ipify.org public-IP checks, with targeting noted across defense, aerospace, nuclear, engineering, and cryptocurrency sectors.

Indicators of Compromise

Type Value First Seen Last Seen
DOMAIN api.ipify.org 2019-12-11 2026-03-17
HASH 3c4becde20e618efb209f97581e9ab6… 2025-02-04 2025-02-19
HASH 831cdcde47b4edbe27524085a6706fb… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 7da429f6d2cdd8a63b3930074797b99… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH ee7a557347a10f74696dc19512ccc5f… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH dba1454fbea1dd917712fbece9d6725… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH de3f83af6897a124d1e85a65818a805… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH b0caf49884d68f72d2a62aa32d5edf0… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH bd73a1c03c24a8cdd744d8a513ae8d2… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 76e3cb7be778f22d207623ce1907c16… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 17e3906f6c4c97b6f5d10e0e0e7f2a2… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 8667078a88dae5471f50473a332f6c8… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH b071fbd9c42ff660e3f240e1921533e… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH a25dff88aeeaaf9f956446151a9d786… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 388ac48764927fa353328104d5a32ad… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 203f7cfbf22b30408591e6148f59783… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 1a28013e4343fddf13e5c721f91970e… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH aa172bdccb8c14f53c059c8433c5390… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 3e16c6489bac4ac2d76c555eb1c263c… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 2e51218985afcaa18eadc5775e6b374… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH d8245cdf6f51216f29a71f25e70de82… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH e876ba6e23e09206f358dbd3a3642a7… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 828a323b92b24caa5f5e3eff438db45… 2025-02-03 2025-02-06
HASH 7e07765bf8ee2d0b2233039623016d6… 2024-11-07 2025-02-06
HASH 8ffa3d4f4846b168343eb6a72a216abd 2025-02-04 2025-02-04

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