“LAZARUS” THE NORTH KOREAN HACKER GROUP
“LAZARUS” THE NORTH KOREAN HACKER GROUP

Author(s): Attila Gulyás
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Economy, Criminal Law, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: North Korea; Lazarus; APT; Bluenoroff; cybercrime; hacker;
Summary/Abstract: The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is famous for the poverty, destitution and backwardness, however in spite of these negative features it is among the most advanced cyber warfare countries. In the daily news quite often can be read about cyber-attacks against different states, media institutions or banks where the experts assume that the DPRKsupported hacker group the “LAZARUS” is behind the attacks. According to the latest news the group in connection with stealing a big amount of crypto currency and money laundering got into the limelight. The state officially denies the existence of the group however cyber analysts and security experts found direct and circumstantial evidences that prove the connection between the North Korean state and the hacker group.

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