cross-platform stager

A new unnamed cross-platform malware component attributed to North Korean threat actors was delivered via a fake job interview coding challenge. The infection chain uses OS-specific stager scripts that create a hidden .vscode directory, download bootstrap scripts, and fetch a final payload (ghost.js/ghost.npl) that beacons to an unauthenticated C2 server at 141.94.148.39:1224. The C2 endpoint /api/checkStatus accepts victim registration without authentication, allowing mass fake-registration flooding for infrastructure takedown.