DPRK Fake Job Scams Self-Propagate in 'Contagious Interview'

2026-04-22T20:51:42Z085a184e731e44412d0c6b5cc82246617ff0e0ef5234191498563fb5268d3f99
AI prompt injectionAPT41Adobe AcrobatBYOVDBomgar RMMCVE-2026-1731ClickFixDPRKEDR-killerOAuth token theftRATRCEWhatsApp metadataWindows Defender exploitcloud credentialsdata breachdevice-code phishingsandbox escapesupply-chainzero-day

What happened

This collection of DarkReading items highlights multiple high-impact threats and vulnerability trends: a DPRK-linked 'contagious interview' campaign uses compromised developer repos to self-propagate RATs and malware; a surge in exploitation of Bomgar RMM (critical RCE, CVE-2026-1731) demonstrates supply-chain risk; three PoC exploits weaponize Windows Defender (two unpatched); and vendors patched critical prompt-injection/sandbox-escape RCEs in AI agents. Other notable items include an actively exploited Adobe zero-day (malicious PDFs), APT41 cloud-credential backdoors and typosquatting, Verc

Why it matters

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2026-04-22T20:51:42Z
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