Not So Lazarus: Mapping DPRK Cyber Threat Groups to Government Organizations
2022-03-23 • Mandiant •
https://www.mandiant.com/resources/mapping-dprk-groups-to-government
Mandiant assessed that North Korea’s cyber operations are largely run through the Reconnaissance General Bureau, with Lab 110 acting as the focal point for the Lazarus Group umbrella that includes TEMP.Hermit, APT38, and Andariel. The report maps DPRK cyber missions to government organizations, distinguishing espionage, destructive operations, financial theft, propaganda, and counterintelligence activity rather than treating all activity as a single Lazarus actor. It links APT37 activity to Ministry of State Security priorities, including intelligence collection against defectors, humanitarian organizations, and foreign joint-venture partners. The analysis is important because it highlights shared infrastructure, malware, and TTP overlaps while warning defenders to track DPRK actor sets by mission and sponsor rather than by the broad Lazarus label alone.