Code of Irony: North Korea’s Lazarus Group Swaps Black Hat for Blacksmith’s Apron in DLang Malware Makeover

North Korea’s cyber hit squad, the Lazarus Group, has swapped black hats for blacksmith aprons. They’re hammering out new malware strains with DLang in a cyber onslaught called “Operation Blacksmith.” It’s a plot twist like no other – cybercriminals using memory-safe languages recommended by Western…

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Hey, programming geeks! It appears the sneaky cybercriminals have been brushing up on their coding skills. The notorious Lazarus Group, North Korea's state-sponsored cyber unit, has switched to DLang for their new malware strains. It seems that the dark web has taken a fancy to memory-safe languages, which are ironically being promoted by Western security agencies. Talk about a plot twist! They're calling it "Operation Blacksmith," but it sounds more like "Operation Irony" to me.

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