News Experts see North Korea connection in corrupted malware analysis toolResearchers say Lazarus Group targeted security professionals in latest attempt to steal confidential information A North Korea-linked hacking group is likely behind an infected version of a popular software analysis tool, a cybersecurity research group has found, in the second DPRK attack against cybersecurity professionals uncovered this year. Slovakia-based ESET Research Labs (ESET) announced on Wednesday that it has discovered an infected installer for IDA Pro 7.5, a tool that allows researchers to translate binary computer code — especially from malware — into assembly language, a form more readily-intelligible to humans. In a tweet, ESET stated that “based on the domain and trojanized application, we attribute this malware to known Lazarus [Group © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |