Newly discovered Command & Control (C2) Internet Protocols (IPs) confirm the geolocation of North Korean threat actors, Lazarus Group; despite their deliberate attempts at misdirection. They are known for their custom-tailoring and reuse of code between malware families and campaigns. Since 2009, Lazarus Group has targeted Asian-based financial institutions, European and South American financial institutions, and media companies, such as Sony Pictures. Recent financial and trading sanctions, levied on North Korea, will increase the likelihood of attacks on financial sectors; similar to the documented attacks, leveraging the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT), to compromise central banks...READ MORE
Wapack Labs has cataloged and reported extensively on financial compromise and the Lazarus Group in the past. An archive of related reporting can be found in the Red Sky Alliance portal.
