Nation-State Actors Targeting Software Supply Chain via GitHub [2023)
GitHub warns of Lazarus Group, linked to North Korea, targeting cryptocurrency, gambling, and cybersecurity sectors via social engineering. Group aims to breach software supply chains for financial gain. Panther Labs offers security workshop.
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GitHub has issued a warning about the Lazarus Group, a hacking group associated with North Korea, targeting developers in the cryptocurrency, gambling, and cybersecurity sectors through a social engineering operation. The group is known for high-profile cyberattacks and is now focusing on infiltrating software supply chains by luring developers into executing malicious code from cloned repositories. GitHub has provided indicators of compromise (IoCs) related to this campaign. Organizations are advised to review their GitHub logs for suspicious activity and take necessary steps if targeted. The Lazarus Group's motive appears to be gaining access to cryptocurrency wallets and installing back doors in cybersecurity companies. As more operations move to the Cloud, organizations must enhance their security measures to protect against such threats. Panther Labs will host a workshop on securing the software supply chain with Detection-as-Code and modern SIEM solutions, emphasizing the importance of monitoring log sources like GitHub for threat detection and mitigation.
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