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Operation GhostSecret

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Date of report
 * April 2018

Affiliations
 * Believed to be the work of the Lazarus Group

A threat actor targets critical infrastructure and organizations in the
entertainment, finance, health-care, education, and telecommunications sectors.
Suspected victims
 * United States
 * Thailand
 * France
 * China
 * Hong Kong

 * United Kingdom
 * Guatemala
 * Canada
 * Bangladesh
 * Japan

 * India
 * Germany
 * Brazil
 * Thailand
 * Australia

Suspected state sponsor
 * Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Type of incident
 * Espionage

Target category
 * Private sector

Victim government reaction
 * Unknown

Read more
 * Analyzing Operation GhostSecret: Attack Seeks to Steal Data Worldwide


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