Threat Pulse 62High
Lazarus exploits South Korean banking security software in espionage campaign
Severity 7ActivereportedFinance

North Korea's Lazarus is abusing security software required by South Korean banks to deploy malware, using GitHub-hosted payloads and new backdoors.

· 9 days ago · thehackernews.com
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@TheHackersNewsverifiedOct 27, 11:34 UTC

⚠️ Lazarus hackers are exploiting South Korean banking security software to deploy malware in a new espionage campaign. The attacks use GitHub-hosted payloads, new backdoors, and malware communications protected by post-quantum encryption. Read:

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