Lazarus: Three North Koreans Charged for Financially Motivated Attacks
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Lazarus: Three North Koreans Charged for Financially Motivated Attacks
More than $1.3 billion stolen in string of attacks against financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges.
The U.S. government has charged three men in relation to a string of financially motivated cyber attacks linked to the North Korean Lazarus (aka Appleworm) group. The attackers stole approximately $1.3 billion from a range of financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges.
In a second case, a Canadian-American citizen has pleaded guilty to involvement in a money laundering scheme linked to heists organized by the Lazarus group.
The charges relate to a number of financially motivated attacks, including several investigated by Symantec, a division of Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO).
Banking attacks
Lazarus was linked to a 2016 attack that stole US$81 million from the Bangladesh Central Bank and a number of other attacks against banks in Asia and South America. The attacks prompted an alert by payments network SWIFT, after it was found that …
More than $1.3 billion stolen in string of attacks against financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges.
The U.S. government has charged three men in relation to a string of financially motivated cyber attacks linked to the North Korean Lazarus (aka Appleworm) group. The attackers stole approximately $1.3 billion from a range of financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges.
In a second case, a Canadian-American citizen has pleaded guilty to involvement in a money laundering scheme linked to heists organized by the Lazarus group.
The charges relate to a number of financially motivated attacks, including several investigated by Symantec, a division of Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO).
Banking attacks
Lazarus was linked to a 2016 attack that stole US$81 million from the Bangladesh Central Bank and a number of other attacks against banks in Asia and South America. The attacks prompted an alert by payments network SWIFT, after it was found that …
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