North Korean hackers targeted ethnic Koreans in China with Android ‘BirdCall’ malware
2026-05-06T20:52:01Z•6476ee8308e48cb545d88bd427a38b843efeba733793e851a14ef85cb3ce5d9a
APT37Android malwareBirdCallCI FortifyCISACVE-2026-0300Daemon ToolsFTCKasperskyKochavaPalo Alto NetworksSqgamebackdoorcritical infrastructure resiliencecritical vulnerabilityfirewall vulnerabilitygeolocationlocation datapatchingprivacysupply-chain attack
What happened
Multiple security developments in early May 2026: ESET attributes an Android backdoor campaign (called ‘BirdCall’) to North Korean APT37 that was bundled with card games from Sqgame and targeted ethnic Koreans in China. Palo Alto Networks warned of a critical firewall software vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-0300 that has been used in attacks; patches are expected in the coming weeks. Kaspersky reported a global supply‑chain compromise of Daemon Tools installers distributed via the official site. CISA launched a CI Fortify initiative to prepare critical infrastructure to operate offline, and
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- therecord_media
- Record identifier
- 6476ee8308e48cb545d88bd427a38b843efeba733793e851a14ef85cb3ce5d9a
- Enrichment time
- 2026-05-06T20:52:01Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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