Operation FlashHole: Lazarus breaks security, defies control

2026-10-21 • Kaspersky •

https://securelist.com/lazarus-operation-flashhole/121541

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Kaspersky attributed Operation FlashHole to the Lazarus Group, which targeted at least three South Korean organizations through tailored phishing sites and an infection chain involving the mandatory CrossWeb EX security product. The campaign used a largely memory-resident framework comprising TechHub, Cubridge, TouchShift, LPEClient, and the newly identified TouchHub and ClientHub. GitHub repositories, compromised legitimate websites, and Dropbox supported command-and-control, while the malware provided host profiling, credential theft, collection, injection, and anti-forensic capabilities. Kaspersky assessed FlashHole as the latest Cascade Hole wave and linked it to Operation SyncHole with medium-to-high confidence.

Indicators of Compromise

Type Value First Seen Last Seen
URL https://www.ksog.org/insert_fil… 2026-10-21 2026-10-21
URL https://rcsh.co.kr/modules/bbs/… 2026-10-21 2026-10-21
URL https://k-wbc.co.kr/skin/social… 2026-10-21 2026-10-21
URL https://fp-news.co.kr/shop/cart 2026-10-21 2026-10-21
URL https://cubedesign.co.kr/mobile… 2026-10-21 2026-10-21
URL https://cubedesign.co.kr/news 2026-10-21 2026-10-21
URL https://pythonapischool.com/api… 2026-10-21 2026-10-21
URL https://javadevhouse.co.kr/ajax… 2026-10-21 2026-10-21
DOMAIN javadevhouse.co.kr 2026-10-21 2026-10-21
HASH ff07641dc56914dd90ee0bd7404d7ad7 2026-10-21 2026-10-21
HASH b4a7eff35f048f06fb0a2d7631f23a7d 2026-10-21 2026-10-21
HASH 676fabe30a28b53925fba98e34b35986 2026-10-21 2026-10-21
HASH 2f8475a90a25624ed02f1d18d4e6d65d 2026-10-21 2026-10-21
HASH c105d6b16f544582772de0159f24c00a 2026-10-21 2026-10-21
HASH a28cba214058fcae2883d8cffc883abd 2026-10-21 2026-10-21
HASH ec84d6cb2ae7974767aedac246b50a3e 2026-10-21 2026-10-21
DOMAIN pythonapischool.com 2026-07-30 2026-10-21

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