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Lazarus Is Back: the Famous North Korean Cryptocurrency Thieves Now Target the Open Source

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In a study published at the end of July 2025, Sonatype researchers announced that they had detected an extensive espionage campaign in open source ecosystems. Lazarus, a cybercriminal group affiliated with the North Korean state, has been known for more than a decade for spectacular diversions of cryptocurrency to the Pyongyang regime.
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Lazarus Is Back: the Famous North Korean Cryptocurrency Thieves Now Target the Open Source

In a study published at the end of July 2025, Sonatype researchers announced that they had detected an extensive espionage campaign in open source ecosystems. Lazarus, a cybercriminal group affiliated with the North Korean state, has been known for more than a decade for spectacular diversions of cryptocurrency to the Pyongyang regime.

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Numerama broke the news in on Monday, August 4, 2025.
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