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CSIS entry 612

Date (as written)
June 2020
Year
2020
Actor pages
Lazarus Group

Source entries (4)

CSIS Significant Cyber Incidents

CSIS entry 612 · June 2020
North Korean state hackers sent COVID -19-themed phishing emails to more than 5 million businesses and individuals in Singapore, Japan, the United States, South Korea, India, and the UK in an attempt to steal personal and financial data
https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2026-07/260706_Significant_Cyber_Events.pdf?VersionId=1Li2342elpx5OV3lnGEYyXXB_LRbGnPm

Dyadic Cyber Incident Dataset v2

COVID Phishing Campaign · 6/1/2020
North Korean sent COVID-19 phishing emails to 5 million+ businesses to S Korea, Singapore, US, Japan, India, and the UK to steal information
https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/13/microsoft-russia-north-korea-hackers-coronavirus-vaccine/
https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/11/13/health-care-cyberattacks-covid-19-paris-peace-forum/?2020-11-13
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-vaccine-makers-face-russian-north-korean-cyberattacks-microsoft-says-11605276003

Dyadic Cyber Incident Dataset v2

Lazarus Group COVID-19 Phising Campaign - Skorea · 6/1/2020
North Korean sent COVID-19 phishing emails to 5 million+ businesses to S Korea, Singapore, US, Japan, India, and the UK to steal information
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/north-korean-covid19-phishing-six/
https://www.cyfirma.com/early-warning/global-covid-19-related-phishing-campaign-by-north-korean-operatives-lazarus-group-exposed-by-cyfirma-researchers/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/north-korean-state-hackers-reportedly-planning-covid-19-phishing-campaign-targeting-5m-across-six-nations/

Dyadic Cyber Incident Dataset v2

Lazarus Group COVID-19 Phising Campaign - Japan · 6/1/2020
North Korean sent COVID-19 phishing emails to 5 million+ businesses to S Korea, Singapore, US, Japan, India, and the UK to steal information
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/north-korean-covid19-phishing-six/
https://www.cyfirma.com/early-warning/global-covid-19-related-phishing-campaign-by-north-korean-operatives-lazarus-group-exposed-by-cyfirma-researchers/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/north-korean-state-hackers-reportedly-planning-covid-19-phishing-campaign-targeting-5m-across-six-nations/

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country: Singapore, Japan, the United States, South Korea, India, and the UK
North Korean state hackers sent COVID -19-themed phishing emails to more than 5 million businesses and individuals in Singapore, Japan, the United States, South Korea, India, and the UK in an attempt to steal personal and financial data
https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2026-07/260706_Significant_Cyber_Events.pdf?VersionId=1Li2342elpx5OV3lnGEYyXXB_LRbGnPm
actors: Lazarus Group
CYFIRMA Researchers have been tracking the Lazarus Group, a known hacker group sponsored by North Korea, for many years.
https://www.cyfirma.com/early-warning/global-covid-19-related-phishing-campaign-by-north-korean-operatives-lazarus-group-exposed-by-cyfirma-researchers/

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