Mystery hackers use novel SharkLoader dropper against governments, software devs

Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a previously unknown cyberattack campaign that has compromised government organizations and software development companies in multiple countries. They first stumbled onto the campaign while investigating an attack on a diplomatic organization in Indonesia. What initially looked like an isolated incident revealed a global operation they’ve dubbed StrikeShark, due to the attackers’ use of a previously unknown dropper the researchers named SharkLoader.