Affiliations
The North Korean threat actor Lazarus Group leveraged a Windows update to conduct spear-phishing attacks, sending fake job offers from Lockheed Martin. Lazarus has used fake job offers in the past to plant malware on defense industry systems.
Suspected victims
- American defense industry
Suspected state sponsor
- Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)
Type of incident
- Espionage
Target category
- Military
- Private sector
Victim government reaction
- Unknown