North Korea’s Lazarus group attacked three companies involved in drone development

North Korea’s Lazarus group attacked three companies involved in drone development

North Korea’s Lazarus threat group attacked three Europe-based companies with active operations in the defense sector last spring to potentially steal sensitive data about drone components and software, ESET researchers said in a report released Thursday. The attacks initiated by North Korea’s long-running advanced persistent threat group, which specializes in espionage, sabotage and financial gain, targeted a metal engineering company, an aircr…

North Korean Hackers Deploy "Drone" Malware In Targeting Of European UAV Manufacturers

The name said it all: DroneEXEHijackingLoader.dll. That internal file name, buried in malicious code delivered to three European defense contractors, revealed what security researchers now believe represents North Korea's latest espionage campaign aimed at stealing drone technology as Pyongyang races to modernize its UAV arsenal. The attacks, attributed to the notorious Lazarus APT group, targeted companies manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicle …

North Korean Hackers Target UAV Industry to Steal Confidential Data

ESET researchers have uncovered a sophisticated cyberespionage campaign targeting European defense companies specializing in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology. The attacks, attributed to the North Korea-aligned Lazarus group operating under Operation DreamJob, reveal a coordinated effort to steal proprietary manufacturing data and design specifications from critical players in the drone industry. The campaign, observed beginning […] The p…