When you hear the phrase “The world’s most successful bank robbers”, what are the first images that come to mind? You probably picture something like DeNiro and his crew in HEAT, right?
Guys in masks, with big guns, storming in, taking hostages, and doing the whole thing that bank robbers DO, which is, well…. rob banks. However, the group that US security officials have called the most successful bank robbers in the world… they aren’t like that at all.
They’re a new kind of bank robber, and they represent an entirely different crime. We’re talking about THE LAZARUS GROUP, a North Korean hacker collective that has grown exponentially over the past decade.
Even if you don’t know the name, you’re probably familiar with some of their work. They aren’t just robbing banks. They’re robbing a whole lot more. And whether you know it or not, YOU are being affected by their actions. Let’s start from the beginning.