North Korea’s state-sponsored cyber criminal group Lazarus has attacked Japanese crypto firms, according to a joint statement by Japan’s National Police and Financial Services Agencies.
The attacks were carried out using phishing and social engineering techniques, according to a report by Japan News.
Lazarus hackers allegedly reached out to target companies by pretending to be crypto company executives in emails and on social media. After establishing contact, the attackers then infected target companies’ internal systems with malware before making off with crypto.
Authorities named the suspect group in an advisory statement before making any arrests—a measure that has only been taken five times in Japan’s history.
The joint statement also gave some general security pointers, advising potential targets to store their private keys offline and to be careful when opening emails or hyperlinks. The NPA confirmed that several of the attacks had been successful but didn’t disclose details...
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