Lazarus Group
Also known as TraderTraitor, APT38, BlueNoroff
The US government attributes WannaCry and the largest cryptocurrency thefts on record to hackers working for North Korea, raising money for the state.
- What it is
- State-sponsored
- Based
- North Korea, per the FBI
- Active
- 2009–
- Status
- Active; sanctioned
On the record
Feb 2025 · FBI IC3
FBI says North Korea is responsible for the $1.5 billion theft from BybitApr 2022 · BleepingComputer
FBI links the $620 million Ronin bridge theft to LazarusOct 2018 · Infosecurity Magazine
Government puts the cost of WannaCry to the NHS at £92 million
In the ledger
One outage listed
- May 2017WannaCry: £92 million to the NHS. Department of Health and Social Care estimate; 19,000 appointments were cancelled.
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