{"id":16880,"date":"2023-10-12T23:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T23:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namorgy.com\/blog\/?p=16880"},"modified":"2023-10-12T23:11:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T23:11:02","slug":"hackers-are-social-engineering-on-linkedin-and-spreading-malware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.namorgy.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/12\/hackers-are-social-engineering-on-linkedin-and-spreading-malware\/","title":{"rendered":"Hackers are Social Engineering on Linkedin and Spreading Malware"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By John Greenwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecybersecuritytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Untitled-design-35.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The North Korean hacking group known as \u2018Lazarus\u2019 recently targeted employees of a Spanish aerospace company through a clever ruse involving fake job opportunities. 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