Lazarus Group

Lazarus, also known as Zinc, Hidden Cobra, and North Korea’s sole profitable enterprise, is a notorious hacker group backed by the Pyongyang regime. North Korea has been investing significant resources in its cyberwarfare capabilities, and it shows. Lazarus Group has been linked to some of the most high-profile cyberattacks in recent years, including the infamous WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017 that infected more than 300,000 devices across the planet, making untold amounts of money in ransoms for the rogue state regime.

• Allegiance: North Korea
• Active since: 2010
• Best known for: Operation Troy, WannaCry attack, COVID-19 vaccine data theft