Targeting of manufacturing and real-estate sectors in India and telecommunications companies in Bulgaria and Pakistan
Date of report
  • April 2023
Affiliations
A Lazarus Group campaign, active from early 2020 until January 2023, leveraged a backdoored UltraVNC client against manufacturing and real-estate sectors in India and telecommunications companies in Pakistan and Bulgaria. The goal of the operation, whose scope extends beyond Bulgaria, India, and Pakistan, appears to be intelligence collection.
Suspected victims
  • Manufacturing and real-estate sectors in India and telecommunications companies in Bulgaria and Pakistan
Suspected state sponsor
  • Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Private sector
  • Civil society
Victim government reaction
  • Unknown
Policy response
Suspected state sponsor response