Lazarus_Group__2017__North_Korea_Is_Not_Crazy.pdf

Recorded Future's Insikt Group assesses that North Korean intelligence organizations (notably the RGB and Lazarus Group/Bureau 121) conduct a broad mix of state-sponsored cyber operations—ranging from destructive malware and high-profile attacks (Sony) to financially motivated campaigns (Bangladesh SWIFT heist, global bank attacks) and the WannaCry ransomware outbreak—and frames these actions as consistent with North Korea's asymmetric military strategy and self-financing policies.