European aerospace and military companies · 01/01/1970
Security researchers from ESET disclose a new operation orchestrated by the Lazarus Group codenamed "Operation In(ter)ception," targeting victims for both cyber-espionage and financial theft.
Campaign targeting the aeronautics and defence sectors (fake LinkedIn recruiters; ESET “Operation In(ter)ception”) · 2020
Para 117: “A Member State informed the Panel that a new campaign targeting the aeronautics and defence sectors had been observed in 2020. According to a report published by a cybersecurity firm, Lazarus attackers first contacted employees within multiple target companies through messages from fake LinkedIn accounts, impersonating human resources personnel of other aerospace and defence firms. Investigations continue.” (footnote 79: ESET, “Operation In(ter)ception: targeted attacks against European aerospace and military companies”, June 2020)