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North Korean hackers use fake game to hack Google Chrome security flaw

  • The Lazarus cybercrime gang, a North Korean state-sponsored hacking group, is using a fake game to target cryptocurrency users.
  • The gang rebranded a DeFi game called DeFiTankLand into DeTankZone and used it to exploit vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser.
  • The vulnerabilities allowed the hackers to steal sensitive data such as cookies, tokens, browsing history, and saved passwords from the victim's device.
  • The flaw in Chrome's JavaScript engine was discovered in mid-May 2024 and Google released a fix two weeks later.

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