North Korea’s Lazarus Group Uses Blocknovas LLC and Softglide LLC in US to Target Crypto Developers with Malware, Violating Treasury Sanctions

North Korea’s Lazarus Group has established two shell companies, Blocknovas LLC in New Mexico and Softglide LLC in New York, using fake identities to operate within the United States. These entities were created as fronts to target cryptocurrency developers by spreading malware, according to cybersecurity researchers and documents reviewed by Reuters. The operation violates U.S. Treasury sanctions and aims to infect professionals in the cryptocurrency industry with malicious software. The cybersecurity firm Silent Push identified the scheme, highlighting the ongoing cyber espionage efforts by North Korean actors against the crypto sector. This is an AI-generated article powered by DeepNewz, curated by The Defiant. For more information, including article sources, visit DeepNewz . To continue reading this as well as other DeFi and Web3 news, visit us at thedefiant.io

Source: The Defiant