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North Koreans are looking to steal sensitive data from Russian targets using maliciousMicrosoftWord documents, experts have claimed.

Themalware, as you might expect, comes in the form of a macro.

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In its writeup,The Hacker Newssays Konni is notable for its targeting of Russia.

“Konni’s primary objectives include data exfiltration and conducting espionage activities,” ThreatMon said.

This is not the first time weve seen North Korean hackers targeting Russian firms.

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