Security News > 2023 > July > Lazarus hackers hijack Microsoft IIS servers to spread malware

The North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus hacking group is breaching Windows Internet Information Service web servers to hijack them for malware distribution.

South Korean security analysts at ASEC previously reported that Lazarus was targeting IIS servers for initial access to corporate networks.

Microsoft application servers are becoming a popular target for hackers to use in malware distribution, likely due to their trusted nature.

Just last week, CERT-UA and Microsoft reported that Russian Turla hackers were using compromised Microsoft Exchange servers to deliver backdoors to their targets.

Lazarus hackers target Windows IIS web servers for initial access.

Hackers infect Linux SSH servers with Tsunami botnet malware.

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