Tag: lazarus
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Lazarus Group Deploys Marstech1 JavaScript Implant in Targeted Developer Attacks
The North Korean threat actor known as the Lazarus Group has been linked to a previously undocumented JavaScript implant named Marstech1 as part of limited targeted attacks against developers.The active operation has been dubbed Marstech Mayhem by SecurityScorecard, with the malware delivered by means of an open-source repository hosted on GitHub that’s associated with a…
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Lazarus Group Targets Developers Worldwide with New Malware Tactic
Tags: crypto, cyber, cybercrime, group, korea, lazarus, malware, north-korea, software, supply-chain, tacticsNorth Korea’s Lazarus Group, a state-sponsored cybercriminal organization, has launched a sophisticated global campaign targeting software developers and cryptocurrency users. Dubbed Operation Marstech Mayhem, this operation leverages the group’s latest implant, >>Marstech1,
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North Korea Targets Crypto Devs Through NPM Packages
SecurityScorecard has uncovered a sophisticated campaign linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, distributing crypto-stealing malware First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/north-korea-crypto-devs-npm/
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Microsoft’s February 2025 Patch Tuesday Addresses 55 CVEs (CVE-2025-21418, CVE-2025-21391)
Tags: access, advisory, android, apt, attack, authentication, best-practice, cve, cyber, data, exploit, firmware, flaw, group, Internet, lazarus, linux, malicious, microsoft, network, north-korea, ntlm, office, rce, remote-code-execution, service, technology, tool, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-day3Critical 52Important 0Moderate 0Low Microsoft addresses 55 CVEs with three rated critical and four zero-day vulnerabilities, including two that were exploited in the wild. Microsoft patched 55 CVEs in its February 2025 Patch Tuesday release, with three rated critical and 52 rated as important. Our counts omitted one vulnerability reported by HackerOne. This month’s update…
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Fake-Jobangebote für Software-Entwickler auf Linkedin
Aktive Kampagne mit Verbindungen zur nordkoreanischen Lazarus-Gruppe (APT 38). Infostealer für Krypto-Wallets als Payload einer vermeintlichen Projekt-Demo. Die Bitdefender Labs beobachten eine aktive Kampagne mit gefälschten Jobangeboten auf Linkedin. Im Rahmen des Bewerbungsverfahrens erhalten die Angreifer über einen Link bösartigen Code für eine Backdoor, einen Infostealer, einen Keylogger und einen Kryptominer. Linkedin ist nicht nur……
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Lazarus Group Lures Victims with Fake LinkedIn Job Offers, Warns Bitdefender
Bitdefender Labs has uncovered an active cyber espionage campaign by the Lazarus Group, a North Korean state-sponsored threat First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/lazarus-group-lures-victims-with-fake-linkedin-job-offers-warns-bitdefender/
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New Lazarus Group campaign targets cryptocurrency wallets
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/new-lazarus-group-campaign-targets-cryptocurrency-wallets
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Lazarus Group Targets Bitdefender Researcher with LinkedIn Recruiting Scam
A Bitdefender researcher was targeted by North Korea’s Lazarus with the lure of a fake job offer First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/lazarus-bitdefender-linkedin-scam/
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Lazarus Group tricks job seekers on LinkedIn with crypto-stealer
North Korea-linked Lazarus Group is duping job seekers and professionals in an ongoing campaign that runs a LinkedIn recruiting scam to capture browser credentials, steal crypto wallet data, and launch persistence.According to a discovery made by BitDefender Labs, threat actors reach out with fake LinkedIn job offers to lure the victims into downloading and executing…
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Beware of Lazarus LinkedIn Recruiting Scam Targeting Org’s to Deliver Malware
Tags: cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, exploit, group, jobs, korea, lazarus, linkedin, malware, north-korea, scamA new wave of cyberattacks orchestrated by the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been identified, leveraging fake LinkedIn job offers to infiltrate organizations and deliver sophisticated malware. Reports from cybersecurity firms, including Bitdefender, reveal that this campaign targets professionals across industries by exploiting their trust in LinkedIn as a professional networking platform. The operation begins…
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Lazarus APT targets crypto wallets using cross-platform JavaScript stealer
The North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus uses a cross-platform JavaScript stealer to target crypto wallets in a new hacking campaign. Bitdefender researchers reported that the North Korea-linkedLazarus groupuses fake LinkedIn job offers in the cryptocurrency and travel sectors to deliver a cross-platform JavaScript stealer to target crypto wallets in a new hacking campaign. Scammers lure…
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Operation Phantom Circuit: North Korea’s Global Data Exfiltration Campaign Unveiled
A newly uncovered cyber espionage campaign orchestrated by North Korea’s Lazarus Group has been exposed in SecurityScorecard’s latest First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/operation-phantom-circuit-north-koreas-global-data-exfiltration-campaign-unveiled/
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Lazarus Group Exploits Trusted Apps for Data Theft via Dropbox
Tags: crypto, cyber, data, espionage, exploit, group, infrastructure, korea, lazarus, north-korea, programming, software, technology, theft, toolIn an alarming development, North Korea’s infamous Lazarus Group has been linked to a global cyber espionage campaign, code-named Operation Phantom Circuit. Beginning in September 2024, this operation exploited trusted software development tools to infiltrate systems worldwide, targeting cryptocurrency and technology developers. The campaign’s advanced obfuscation techniques and infrastructure demonstrate a significant evolution in the…
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Lazarus Group Uses React-Based Admin Panel to Control Global Cyber Attacks
The North Korean threat actor known as the Lazarus Group has been observed leveraging a “web-based administrative platform” to oversee its command-and-control (C2) infrastructure, giving the adversary the ability to centrally supervise all aspects of their campaigns.”Each C2 server hosted a web-based administrative platform, built with a React application and a Node.js API,” SecurityScorecard’s First…
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How Lazarus Group built a cyber espionage empire
Since September 2024, SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE team has been investigating Lazarus Group’s activity, uncovering key details about their infrastructure. Despite … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/29/lazarus-group-cyber-espionage-supply-chain-attack/
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Privacy Roundup: Week 4 of Year 2025
Tags: access, ai, apt, attack, backup, botnet, breach, cctv, cve, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, exploit, firmware, flaw, google, group, identity, infrastructure, korea, lazarus, leak, login, malicious, malware, north-korea, phishing, phone, privacy, regulation, remote-code-execution, risk, router, scam, service, software, startup, technology, threat, tool, update, virus, vulnerability, windowsThis is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 19 JAN 2025 – 25 JAN 2025. Information and summaries provided here are as-is for warranty purposes. Note: You may see some traditional “security” content mixed-in here due to the close relationship between online privacy and cybersecurity – many things may overlap;…
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Lazarus Group Deploys Electron-Based Malware to Target Cryptocurrency Enthusiasts
The APT-C-26 group, commonly known as Lazarus, has intensified its campaigns, focusing on cryptocurrency professionals worldwide. A recent First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/lazarus-group-deploys-electron-based-malware-to-target-cryptocurrency-enthusiasts/
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From Dream Jobs to Dangerous Passwords: Lazarus Group’s LinkedIn Attacks
Cybersecurity researcher Shusei Tomonaga from JPCERT/CC has issued a warning about LinkedIn being exploited as an initial infection First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/from-dream-jobs-to-dangerous-passwords-lazarus-groups-linkedin-attacks/
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Lazarus Group Targets Web3 Developers with Fake LinkedIn Profiles in Operation 99
The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been attributed to a new cyber attack campaign dubbed Operation 99 that targeted software developers looking for freelance Web3 and cryptocurrency work to deliver malware.”The campaign begins with fake recruiters, posing on platforms like LinkedIn, luring developers with project tests and code reviews,” Ryan Sherstobitoff, senior vice president of…
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North Korea’s Lazarus APT Evolves Developer-Recruitment Attacks
Operation 99 uses job postings to lure freelance software developers into downloading malicious Git repositories. From there, malware infiltrates developer projects to steal source code, secrets, and cryptocurrency. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/north-korea-lazarus-apt-developer-recruitment-attacks
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US, Japan and S. Korea urge crypto industry to take action against North Korean hackers
The governments said North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group hackers “continue to demonstrate a pattern of malicious behavior in cyberspace by conducting numerous cybercrime campaigns to steal cryptocurrency and targeting exchanges, digital asset custodians, and individual users.”]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/us-japan-south-korea-urge-crypto-industry-of-north-korean-hackers
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Nuklearunternehmen im Visier von Lazarus
Die APT-Gruppe Lazarus hat im Zuge ihrer ‘Operation DreamJob” eine raffinierte Kampagne initiiert, die gezielt Mitarbeiter einer Einrichtung aus dem Bereich der Nukleartechnik ins Visier nahm. In einem besonders ausgeklügelten Täuschungsmanöver tarnte die Gruppe eine neuartige modulare Schadsoftware namens ‘CookiePlus” als vermeintlich harmloses Open-Source-Plugin. First seen on itsicherheit-online.com Jump to article: www.itsicherheit-online.com/news/kritis/nuklearunternehmen-im-visier-von-lazarus/
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IPMsg Installer Weaponized: Lazarus Group Targets Crypto Finance
The notorious APT-C-26 (Lazarus) group, known for its advanced persistence and cyber espionage tactics, has resurfaced with a new campaign targeting financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges. In a recent analysis... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/ipmsg-installer-weaponized-lazarus-group-targets-crypto-finance/
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Operation DreamJob: Lazarus APT hat es auf die Nuklearindustrie abgesehen
Mitglieder der vermutlich nordkoreanischen Hackergruppe Lazarus APT haben ihre Operation DreamJob mit einer neuen Kampagne fortgesetzt. First seen on tarnkappe.info Jump to article: tarnkappe.info/artikel/it-sicherheit/operation-dreamjob-lazarus-apt-hat-es-auf-die-nuklearindustrie-abgesehen-306744.html
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Suspected Lazarus subgroup behind DMM crypto heist
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/suspected-lazarus-subgroup-behind-dmm-crypto-heist
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North Korean hackers spotted using new tools on employees of ‘nuclear-related’ org
Researchers at Kaspersky said they found the Lazarus Group using “a complex infection chain that included multiple types of malware, such as a downloader, loader, and backdoor, demonstrating the group’s evolved delivery and improved persistence methods.”]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/lazarus-group-new-tools-kaspersky
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Lazarus Group Targets Nuclear Industry with CookiePlus Malware
KEY SUMMARY POINTS Securelist by Kaspersky has published its latest threat intelligence report focused on the activities of… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/lazarus-group-nuclear-industry-cookieplus-malware/
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Lazarus APT targeted employees at an unnamed nuclear-related organization
North Korea-linked Lazarus Group targeted employees of an unnamed nuclear-related organization in January 2024. Kaspersky researchers observed the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group targeting at least two employees associated with the same nuclear-related organization over the course of one month. The experts believe the attacks are part the cyber espionage campaign Operation Dream Job (aka NukeSped),…
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Lazarus Group’s Evolving Arsenal: New Malware and Infection Chains Unveiled
In a recent analysis by Kaspersky Labs, the infamous Lazarus Group continues to refine its strategies, blending old tactics with new malware to create advanced and stealthy attack chains. Dubbed... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/lazarus-groups-evolving-arsenal-new-malware-and-infection-chains-unveiled/