Lazarus impersonated Meta recruiter to breach Spanish aerospace firm

Operators of the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT obtained initial access to the network of an aerospace company in Spain last year after a successful spearphishing campaign, by masquerading as a recruiter for Meta — the company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The final goal of the attack was cyberespionage. The initial contact by the attacker impersonating a recruiter from Meta (source: ESET) The fake recruiter contacted the victim via LinkedIn Messaging, a feature within the … More →

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