Report: North Korean hackers expand attack scope to target IT and crypto industries

According to TechCrunch, the "Lazarus Group", a North Korean hacking group, extended social engineering attacks to multinational IT companies to steal cryptocurrencies. The study found that the "Sapphire Sleet" and "Ruby Sleet" groups spread malicious software through fake recruitment and infiltrated to steal secrets, respectively. North Korean IT personnel also used false identities and technical means to infiltrate.