Lazarus: History of mysterious group behind infamous cyber attacks
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Lazarus: History of mysterious group behind infamous cyber attacks
The Lazarus group made headlines this week when Symantec researchers found strong evidence linking it to the WannaCry ransomware attacks that crippled computers all over the world earlier this month.
The group first came to broad international attention when it was implicated in the attacks on Sony in 2014, but it has been in operation since at least 2009.
History of attacks
2009: Attacks on organizations in the U.S. and South Korea
In fact, it is possible that Lazarus was active as far back as 2007, but it first came to widespread attention in 2009, when a series of attacks starting on July 4 that year impacted several government, financial, and media websites in both the U.S. and South Korea. The attacks began in the U.S. on its independence day, and targeted institutions including the White House and the Pentagon. Later that week the websites of …
The Lazarus group made headlines this week when Symantec researchers found strong evidence linking it to the WannaCry ransomware attacks that crippled computers all over the world earlier this month.
The group first came to broad international attention when it was implicated in the attacks on Sony in 2014, but it has been in operation since at least 2009.
History of attacks
2009: Attacks on organizations in the U.S. and South Korea
In fact, it is possible that Lazarus was active as far back as 2007, but it first came to widespread attention in 2009, when a series of attacks starting on July 4 that year impacted several government, financial, and media websites in both the U.S. and South Korea. The attacks began in the U.S. on its independence day, and targeted institutions including the White House and the Pentagon. Later that week the websites of …