North Korea Embeds Malware in Popular Software Projects: Lazarus Group’s Phantom Circuit Campaign

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A New Supply Chain Attack by Lazarus Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a highly sophisticated campaign by the North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus Group. Dubbed Phantom Circuit, this operation involves cloning legitimate software projects, injecting them with malicious backdoors, and redistributing them to developers worldwide. The goal? To infiltrate corporate environments, steal sensitive data, and establish persistent access to compromised systems. Who’s at Risk? The following popular software projects were found to be replicated and modified with embedded malware: How the Attack Works How Phantom Circuit Compromises Systems Malicious Code Injection into…

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