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Lazarus uses AI and post-quantum crypto in Operation FlashHole attacks

  • —Campaign has run since July 2025, hitting three South Korean organizations
  • —Infection likely exploited a vulnerability in the legitimate CrossWeb EX tool
  • —LPEClient uses ML-KEM-1024 to secure its link to attacker servers
  • —New TouchHub and ClientHub tools install malware, one version relays via Dropbox
Why it matters: Post-quantum encryption in Lazarus hands makes attacks on crypto firms and exchanges harder to detect, and the group keeps targeting them.
Source: Код Дурова