All You Need to Know about North Korean Crypto Hackers: The Lazarus Group
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All You Need to Know about North Korean Crypto Hackers: The Lazarus Group
Famously known for being behind the biggest crypto heist in history, the North Korea state-sponsored hackers group Lazarus has heavily plagued the crypto space with more than $3 billion stolen in the past 3 years.
But their might goes well beyond the crypto space. They have actually been plaguing the whole world for the last 17 years.
The hackers of the Lazarus group belong to the Reconnaissance General Bureau, a military intelligence division of North Korea, recognized by aliases such as Advanced Persistent Threat 38 (APT 38) and Hidden Cobra. As per North Korean defector Kim Kuk-song, internally, the unit is referred to as the 414 Liaison Office.
Responsible for some of the largest cyber attacks worldwide, their activity is dated back as early as 2007 with “Operation Flame” that intended to disrupt and sabotage the South Korean government.
Through the years, …
Famously known for being behind the biggest crypto heist in history, the North Korea state-sponsored hackers group Lazarus has heavily plagued the crypto space with more than $3 billion stolen in the past 3 years.
But their might goes well beyond the crypto space. They have actually been plaguing the whole world for the last 17 years.
The hackers of the Lazarus group belong to the Reconnaissance General Bureau, a military intelligence division of North Korea, recognized by aliases such as Advanced Persistent Threat 38 (APT 38) and Hidden Cobra. As per North Korean defector Kim Kuk-song, internally, the unit is referred to as the 414 Liaison Office.
Responsible for some of the largest cyber attacks worldwide, their activity is dated back as early as 2007 with “Operation Flame” that intended to disrupt and sabotage the South Korean government.
Through the years, …