North Korea-linked APT Citrine Sleet Exploit Chrome Zero-Day to Deliver FudModule Rootkit

A North Korean APT used a Google Chrome zero-day flaw, CVE-2024-7971, to deploy the FudModule rootkit. Microsoft researchers linked these attacks to Citrine Sleet (AppleJeus, Labyrinth Chollima, UNC4736, or Hidden Cobra) with medium confidence.