Lazarus, a group of North Korean hackers, has attacked crypto and blockchain talents through LinkedIn, the major professional social network. It has been reported by the Finnish cybersecurity and privacy firm F-Secure that the latest Lazarus attack was made through a crypto-related job advert on the site. However, their investigation indicated that an individual working in the blockchain space received a phishing message that mimicked a legitimate blockchain job listing. The

The US Army has revealed that North Korea has more than 6,000 hackers stationed in countries such as Belarus, China, India, Malaysia, Russia, among others. It has been reported that the operations of four subdivisions are overseen by “Bureau 121,” the cyber warfare guidance unit of the hermit nation. However, the report, named “North Korean Tactics” suggests that the hackers don’t exclusively launch cyberattacks from North Korea itself, as the country lacks the IT infrastruct

A group of North Korean hackers named “Lazarus” have targeted several crypto exchanges last year, kept their crypto extortion efforts alive in 2020. It has been reported by Chainalysis that one of the attacks involved the creation of a fake trading bot that was offered to employees of the DragonEx exchange. However, findings show that in March 2019, the hackers stole approximately $7 million in various cryptocurrencies from the Singapore-based exchange. In June, cybersecurity

A study by Cyfirma, the cybersecurity vendor, has revealed that North Korean hackers are reportedly preparing a massive phishing campaign to take advantage of the COVID-19 crisis, which will be launched on June 21 by the hacker group, Lazarus. The campaign will allegedly target six nations and over 5 million businesses and individuals. On June 18, it has been reported Lazarus will subject Singapore, Japan, India, the United Kingdom, South Korea, and the United States to a mas