U.S. Department of Homeland Security issues warnings about New North Korean malware

According to SlashGear report, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a warning to a new type of malicious software that may come from North Korea. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have discovered and revealed the existence of a variant of malware called “TYPEFRAME.” Analysts from two government agencies analysed a total of 11 Trojan samples, including infected Windows files.

The US Department of Homeland Security issued a report on this malware on Thursday local time, explaining that the infected file can be downloaded and installed on the victim’s computer. These agencies stated that infected files could “install proxy and remote access Trojans, connect to command and control servers to receive additional instructions, and modify the victim’s firewall to allow incoming connections.”

This report appeared only a few days after the leaders of the United States and North Korea held a historic summit. According to U.S. media reports, North Korea has spent several years developing cyber warfare and has conducted a series of attempts throughout the world.

The U.S. government stated that North Korea’s online intrusion/malicious behaviour is “HIDDEN COBRA” network activity. The agency continues to update information on a US Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) page, and anyone can view the report of this event

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security National Cyber Security and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) encourages U.S. citizens to report any “suspicious activity” to help analysts closely monitor these online behaviours.