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ScarCruft Hacks Gaming Platform to Deploy BirdCall Malware on Android and Windows
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May 11, 2026 · 27s listen
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The North Korea-aligned state-sponsored hacking group known as ScarCruft has compromised a video game platform in a supply chain espionage attack, trojanizing its components with a backdoor called BirdCallto likely target ethnic Koreans residing in China. While prior versions of the backdoor have primarily targeted Windows users only, the supply chain attack is assessed to have enabled the
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