# Malware Stored in SVG Images Used to Hack Developers' Machines

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/malware-stored-in-svg-images-used-to-hack-developers-machines/39251
**Category:** News
**Created:** 2026-07-21T00:17:26Z
**Posts:** 3

## Post 1 by @fria — 2026-07-21T00:17:26Z

According to [Cyber Security News](https://cybersecuritynews.com/north-korean-hackers-ottercookie-malware/), Korean hackers are targeting developers with fake job interviews containing malicious code stored in SVG images.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/07/21/malware-stored-in-svg-images-used-to-hack-developers-machines/](https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/07/21/malware-stored-in-svg-images-used-to-hack-developers-machines/)

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## Post 2 by @any1 — 2026-07-21T14:14:05Z

> [@fria](#):
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> Korean hackers are targeting developers with fake job interviews containing malicious code stored in SVG images.

What a sentence :laughing:

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## Post 3 by @fria — 2026-07-21T15:01:04Z

I meant to write North Korean oops. It is crazy though, nothing is safe.