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North Korean threat actor Citrine Sleet exploiting Chromium zero-day

Credit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence and Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)| Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Microsoft identified a North Korean threat actor exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Chromium (CVE-2024-7971) to gain remote code execution (RCE) in the Chromium renderer process. Our assessment of ongoing analysis and observed infrastructure attributes this activity to Citrine Sleet, a North Korean threat actor that commonly targets the cryptocurrency sector for financial gain.

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