Fake Coding Tests Deliver OtterCookie-Aligned Malware Hidden in SVG Flag Images

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Fake Coding Tests Deliver OtterCookie-Aligned Malware Hidden in SVG Flag Images
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North Korean threat actors linked to the Contagious Interview campaign have been observed employing steganography in SVG image files to conceal malicious payloads as part of a campaign using fake job postings and coding challenges. "Any user who ran the project ended up with a four-stage payload aligned with OTTERCOOKIE: a browser credential and crypto wallet stealer, a file stealer, a

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