Lazarus Group

Threat Actor
52 incidents First seen 2026-02-12 Last seen 2026-10-30
Overview

Lazarus Group is a North Korean state-sponsored cyber threat group attributed to the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB). Lazarus Group has been active since at least 2009 and is reportedly responsible for the November 2014 destructive wiper attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, identified by Novetta as part of Operation Blockbuster. Malware used by Lazarus Group correlates to other reported campaigns, including Operation Flame, Operation 1Mission, Operation Troy, DarkSeoul, and Ten Days of Rain. North Korea’s cyber operations have shown a consistent pattern of adaptation, forming and reorganizing units as national priorities shift. These units frequently share personnel, infrastructure, malware, and tradecraft, making it difficult to attribute specific operations with high confidence. Public reporting often uses “Lazarus Group” as an umbrella term for multiple North Korean cyber operators conducting espionage, destructive attacks, and financially motivated campaigns.

Threat ecosystem
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At a glance
peak priority 190 109 techniques 26 tools & malware in ATT&CK since 2017-05-31 updated 2026-07-31 · v5.0
Activity by month (incidents)
2025-122026-10
Sectors targeted
cryptocurrency · 22finance · 15technology · 13health · 10manufacturing · 8government · 7energy · 6defense · 5education · 5retail · 4
Countries targeted
KP · 32US · 16KR · 13CA · 12DE · 9AT · 7CH · 7CN · 7FR · 7GB · 7JP · 7SG · 7
Origin
KP · 46CN · 7KR · 7US · 5CY · 4AT · 3
Kinds of incident
State-Sponsored & Espionage · 21Fraud & Crypto Theft · 14Malware & Botnets · 14Phishing & Social Engineering · 5Cyberattack (general) · 4Exploited Vulnerability · 4
Techniques seen in incidents
Phishing · 21Ransomware · 19Reconnaissance · 16Social Engineering · 15T1059.007 - JavaScript · 14Espionage · 13T1588.001 - Malware · 12Exfiltration · 11Extortion · 10Privilege Escalation · 7T1059.001 - PowerShell · 7T1059.006 - Python · 7Ddos · 6Spoofing · 6
Related malware
Medusa Ransomware · 4BeaverTail · 3Cobalt Strike · 3InvisibleFerret · 3Qilin · 3WannaCry · 3Conti · 2AppleSeed · 1
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-109618 · 2CVE-2026-109619 · 2CVE-2026-68820 · 2CVE-2017-0144 · 1CVE-2019-18935 · 1CVE-2020-7882 · 1CVE-2024-32114 · 1CVE-2024-38193 · 1CVE-2024-5559 · 1CVE-2024-55591 · 1
ATT&CK techniques by tactic (109)
reconnaissance T1589.002 Email Addresses T1591 Gather Victim Org Information
resource development T1583.001 Domains T1583.006 Web Services T1584.004 Server T1585.001 Social Media Accounts T1585.002 Email Accounts T1587.001 Malware T1588.002 Tool T1588.004 Digital Certificates
initial access T1078 Valid Accounts T1189 Drive-by Compromise T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment T1566.002 Spearphishing Link T1566.003 Spearphishing via Service
execution T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation T1053.005 Scheduled Task T1059.001 PowerShell T1059.003 Windows Command Shell T1059.005 Visual Basic T1106 Native API T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution T1204.002 Malicious File T1574.001 DLL T1574.013 KernelCallbackTable
persistence T1053.005 Scheduled Task T1078 Valid Accounts T1098 Account Manipulation T1542.003 Bootkit T1543.003 Windows Service T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder T1547.009 Shortcut Modification
privilege escalation T1053.005 Scheduled Task T1055.001 Dynamic-link Library Injection T1078 Valid Accounts T1098 Account Manipulation T1134.002 Create Process with Token T1543.003 Windows Service T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder T1547.009 Shortcut Modification
credential access T1056.001 Keylogging T1110.003 Password Spraying T1557.001 Name Resolution Poisoning and SMB Relay
discovery T1010 Application Window Discovery T1012 Query Registry T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery T1033 System Owner/User Discovery T1046 Network Service Discovery T1049 System Network Connections Discovery T1057 Process Discovery T1082 System Information Discovery T1083 File and Directory Discovery T1124 System Time Discovery T1680 Local Storage Discovery
lateral movement T1021.001 Remote Desktop Protocol T1021.002 SMB/Windows Admin Shares T1021.004 SSH
collection T1005 Data from Local System T1056.001 Keylogging T1074.001 Local Data Staging T1557.001 Name Resolution Poisoning and SMB Relay T1560 Archive Collected Data T1560.002 Archive via Library T1560.003 Archive via Custom Method
command and control T1001.003 Protocol or Service Impersonation T1008 Fallback Channels T1071.001 Web Protocols T1090.001 Internal Proxy T1090.002 External Proxy T1102.002 Bidirectional Communication T1104 Multi-Stage Channels T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer T1132.001 Standard Encoding T1571 Non-Standard Port T1573.001 Symmetric Cryptography
exfiltration T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel T1048.003 Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol
impact T1485 Data Destruction T1489 Service Stop T1491.001 Internal Defacement T1529 System Shutdown/Reboot T1561.001 Disk Content Wipe T1561.002 Disk Structure Wipe
stealth T1027.007 Dynamic API Resolution T1027.009 Embedded Payloads T1027.013 Encrypted/Encoded File T1036.003 Rename Legitimate Utilities T1036.004 Masquerade Task or Service T1036.005 Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location T1055.001 Dynamic-link Library Injection T1070 Indicator Removal T1070.003 Clear Command History T1070.004 File Deletion T1070.006 Timestomp T1078 Valid Accounts T1134.002 Create Process with Token T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information T1202 Indirect Command Execution T1218 System Binary Proxy Execution T1218.005 Mshta T1218.011 Rundll32 T1542.003 Bootkit T1564.001 Hidden Files and Directories T1574.001 DLL T1574.013 KernelCallbackTable T1620 Reflective Code Loading
defense impairment T1553.002 Code Signing T1685 Disable or Modify Tools T1686.003 Windows Host Firewall
Tools & malware it uses
AppleJeusAuditCredBADCALLBankshotBLINDINGCANCryptoisticDaclsDtrackECCENTRICBANDWAGONFALLCHILLHARDRAINHOPLIGHTHotCroissantKEYMARBLEMagicRATnetshProxysvcRATANKBARawDiskResponderrouteTAINTEDSCRIBEThreatNeedleTYPEFRAMEVolgmerWannaCry
Campaigns attributed to it
Operation Dream Job
Incident timeline
2026-10-30
$6.3 Billion Stolen from Binance in Attack Attributed to North Korea
2026-10-30
Binance Probes DevOps Engineer’s Hacked Laptop After $6.3B Theft
2026-10-30
Binance links $6.3 billion crypto theft to compromised DevOps laptop
2026-10-30
$6 Billion Binance Hack Bears Hallmarks of North Korea’s TraderTraitor
2026-10-30
Binance Probes Suspected $5.8 Billion Crypto Hack, $3 Billion Frozen
2026-10-27
Lazarus Abuses South Korean Security Software to Deploy Malware Using Post-Quantum Encryption
2026-10-25
AlienVault OTX AlienVault OTX AlienVault OTX AlienVault OTX Mastodon BleepingComputer
2026-10-24
North Korea-linked suspected hacking organization 'PHP2Shell' has been identified as preparing for an attack, with the South Korean government and financial institutions also being potential targets.
2026-10-21
Lazarus hackers use post-quantum cryptography for malware delivery
2026-09-25
Crypto CEO accuses North Korea of stealing $387 million from Bitget platform
2026-09-08
North Korea-linked Hackers Hide a Backdoor Inside HAProxy
2026-09-02
Extradited Russian Hacker Faces Charges Over Excel Malware Campaign That Infected Thousands
2026-08-13
North Korean Remote Workers Are Infiltrating Government and Businesses: How to Expose Them Before Hiring
2026-08-03
AI is 'both the weapon and the target' in latest wave of cyberattacks
2026-06-15
North Korean Hackers Are Turning Developer Tools Into Malware Delivery Channels
2026-05-25
Lazarus Deploys RemotePE Memory-Only RAT Against Financial and Crypto Firms
2026-05-12
WannaCry, the ransomware attack that changed the history of cybersecurity
2026-04-29
New Wave of DPRK Attacks Uses AI-Inserted npm Malware, Fake Firms, and RATs
2026-04-24
North Korea's Lazarus Targets macOS Users via ClickFix
2026-04-23
ThreatsDay Bulletin: $290M DeFi Hack, macOS LotL Abuse, ProxySmart SIM Farms +25 New Stories
2026-04-21
North Korea’s Lazarus APT stole $290M from Kelp DAO
2026-04-21
North Korean Blamed for $290m KelpDAO Crypto Heist
2026-04-21
North Korea Blamed for $290m KelpDAO Crypto Heist
2026-04-20
KelpDAO suffers $290 million heist tied to Lazarus hackers
2026-04-16
North Korea targets macOS users in latest heist
2026-04-16
North Korea targets macOS users in latest heist
2026-04-10
GraphAlgo Scam: Lazarus Hackers Register Real US LLCs to Spread Malware
2026-04-02
Grave ciberataque desde Corea del Norte a Axios, herramienta clave para la comunicación entre aplicaciones y servidores
2026-03-31
Axios NPM Package Compromised in Precision Attack
2026-03-23
North Korean Hacker Lands Remote IT Job, Caught After VPN Slip
2026-03-18
OFAC Sanctions DPRK IT Worker Network Funding WMD Programs Through Fake Remote Jobs
2026-03-18
Crypto e-commerce platform Bitrefill accuses North Korea of stealing 18,500 purchase records
2026-02-27
Suspected Nork digital intruders caught breaking into US healthcare, education orgs
2026-02-26
New Dohdoor malware campaign targets education and health care
2026-02-25
Malicious Next.js Repos Target Developers Via Fake Job Interviews
2026-02-12
Lazarus Campaign Plants Malicious Packages in npm and PyPI Ecosystems