Introduction
Contagious Interview 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 targets Windows, Linux, and macOS systems, with a particular focus on individuals engaged in software development and cryptocurrency-related activities. Validin Contagious Interview North Korea ClickFix January 2025 Esentire ContagiousInterview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret November 2024 Datadog Contagious Interview Tenacious Pungsan October 2024 Recorded Future Contagious Inteview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret OtterCookie February 2025 ESET Contagious Interview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret February 2025 Zscaler ContagiousInterview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret November 2024 PaloAlto ContagiousInterview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret November 2023 PaloAlto Unit42 ContagiousInterview BeaverTail InvisibileFerret October 2024
Activities and Tactics
Information pending cataloguing.
Notable Campaigns
Information pending cataloguing.
Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs)
Information pending cataloguing.
Notable Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
No curated IOCs are currently published for this actor. This section will be updated when stable, attributable indicators are available.
Malware and Tools
- CyberGate
- Cyber Eye RAT
- Windows Remote Desktop
Attribution and Evidence
Information pending cataloguing.
References
[1] MITRE ATT&CK MITRE ATT&CK entry [2] Validin Contagious Interview North Korea ClickFix January 2025 [3] Esentire ContagiousInterview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret November 2024 [4] Datadog Contagious Interview Tenacious Pungsan October 2024 [5] Recorded Future Contagious Inteview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret OtterCookie February 2025 [6] ESET Contagious Interview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret February 2025 [7] Zscaler ContagiousInterview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret November 2024 [8] PaloAlto ContagiousInterview BeaverTail InvisibleFerret November 2023 [9] PaloAlto Unit42 ContagiousInterview BeaverTail InvisibileFerret October 2024