Formerly tracked by CrowdStrike Intelligence as the BadClone activity cluster, FAMOUS CHOLLIMA has been active since at least 2018. The adversary primarily conducts operations to illicitly obtain freelance or full-time equivalent (FTE) work to earn a salary that can be funneled to North Korea. The adversary has also deployed the custom malware families BeaverTail and InvisibleFerret
Favrr
#Favrr • 2025-06
🇬🇮 Gibraltar
On June 25, 2025, Favrr’s FAVRR token DEX listing was exploited, with blockchain analysis estimating more than $680,000 stolen from the Web3 project. The analysis linked the loss to payroll and wallet flows involving suspected DPRK IT workers hired as developers, including consolidation wallets and a Gate deposit address tied to the suspected exploiter.
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First seen: 2024-08 •
Last seen: 2026-06