{
  "id": "lazarus-group",
  "name": "Lazarus Group",
  "aliases": [
    "HIDDEN COBRA",
    "Diamond Sleet",
    "ZINC",
    "Labyrinth Chollima"
  ],
  "domain": "cyber",
  "country": "PRK",
  "category": "State-sponsored cyber threat group",
  "status": "active",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "PRK"
  ],
  "summary": "North Korean state-sponsored group attributed to the Reconnaissance General Bureau.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "sponsor",
      "v": "Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB)",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0032"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "active_since",
      "v": 2009,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0032"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "At least 2009"
    },
    {
      "k": "attack_id",
      "v": "G0032",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0032"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "targets",
      "v": "Financial institutions, technology companies, security researchers, media",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0032"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "campaigns",
      "v": "Sony Pictures attack (2014); Operation Dream Job (2019–2020)",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0032"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "change": "Initial draft entry from cited open sources"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "change": "Added identification art"
    }
  ],
  "art": "cyber",
  "image": null,
  "payloads": [],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/lazarus-group.html",
  "sources": {
    "mitre-g0032": {
      "title": "Lazarus Group, Group G0032",
      "publisher": "MITRE ATT&CK",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0032/",
      "published": "2026-07-31",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-10-03"
    }
  }
}