Security Breach: Hacker Poses as Meta Recruiter, Targets Aerospace Company

The Lazarus Group, an entity linked to North Korea, has been identified in a cyber espionage operation aimed at an aerospace firm based in Spain. The scheme involved impersonating a Meta recruiter on LinkedIn to approach employees of the targeted company. 

These individuals were then tricked into opening a malicious file that masqueraded as a coding challenge or quiz. This attack is part of a broader spear-phishing campaign known as Operation Dream Job. Its goal is to entice employees from potential strategic targets with enticing job opportunities, thereby initiating the infection process.

In a recent technical report shared with The Hacker News, ESET security researcher Peter Kálnai shed light on the attack. In a previous incident this March, the Slovak cybersecurity company had outlined an attack focused on Linux users, where fake HSBC job offers were used to deploy a backdoor named SimplexTea.

The latest intrusion, designed for Windows systems, aims to install an implant referred to as LightlessCan. Kálnai emphasized the significance of this new payload, highlighting its sophistication and representing a substantial advancement compared to its predecessor, BLINDINGCAN. BLINDINGCAN, also known as AIRDRY or ZetaNile, is a multifaceted malware capable of extracting sensitive data from compromised hosts.

The attack unfolded as follows: the

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