Security News > 2020 > August > UK Cybersecurity Firm Says North Korean Attacks on Israel Successful
Since the beginning of 2020, the North Korea-linked threat group known as Lazarus has successfully compromised dozens of organizations in Israel and other countries by targeting their employees with appealing job offers, UK-based cybersecurity firm ClearSky reported this week.
Earlier this week, the Israeli defense ministry claimed to have successfully prevented a Lazarus attack targeting the country's defense manufacturers, but ClearSky says that the attackers were in fact successful in their attempts.
"This campaign has been active since the beginning of the year and it succeeded, in our assessment, to infect several dozens of companies and organizations in Israel and globally. Its main targets include defense, governmental companies, and specific employees of those companies," ClearSky says.
The company, which identified North Korean activity in Israel last year as well, explains that the attackers leveraged social engineering in the new attacks, which it collectively refers to as operation "Dream Job.".
A successful infection allowed attackers to collect information on the company's activity, as well as on its financial affairs, likely in preparation for future attacks aimed at stealing money from the victim organizations.