Gotta fly: Lazarus targets the UAV sector

ESET researchers have recently observed a new instance of Operation DreamJob – a campaign that we track under the umbrella of North Korea-aligned Lazarus – in which several European companies active in the defense industry were targeted. Some of these are heavily involved in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sector, suggesting that the operation may be linked to North Korea’s current efforts to scale up its drone program. This blogpost discusses the broader geopolitical implications of the campaign, and provides a high-level overview of the toolset used by the attackers.…