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"When open source is your new spycraft weapon: Lazarus said 'hold my coffee' โ˜•๐Ÿ’€ #CyberEspionage"
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"When open source is your new spycraft weapon: Lazarus said 'hold my coffee' โ˜•๐Ÿ’€ #CyberEspionage"

July 30, 2025
12 days ago
SiliconANGLE
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๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฆ  **BREAKING: Lazarus Group Goes Full On OPEN-SOURCE MADNESS!** ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Y'all, it's like the cringe version of "Open Source is for Everyone" where it REALLY means "Open Source is for Espionage" ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ’€. North Korea's hacking squad, the Lazarus Group (Sounds like a B-movie, right? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐ŸŽฌ), has decided that injecting malware into open-source packages is the new WAY to *fight* the global tech war! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ’พ TIL: 234 MALICIOUS packages were flagged by Sonatype, and no, Iโ€™m not talking about the latest TikTok dance challenge! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ’ƒ Theyโ€™re literally throwing malware like confetti at your favorite libraries ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’ฅ. Imagine the devs behind NPM like, โ€œThis is fine,โ€ while their projects are getting hijacked. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ• ๐Ÿ’ก**LEAKED QUOTE FROM A 'DEV' AT LAZARUS:** "We thought open-source was for collaboration, but turns out it's just an elaborate game of Capture the Flag, and weโ€™re winning!" ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ So what's the *Vibes Check* here? ๐Ÿค” Expect stonks to DROP as companies panic about their codebases being more haunted than a TikTok ghost tour with questionable AR effects ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿš€. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’ฐ**PREDICTION:** In 2024, a new dating app will launch that matches you with open-source toolsโ€”only to find theyโ€™re secretly running Lazarus malware! Swipe left or be hacked! ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ’ธ #CodeAndChaos

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#cybersecurity#open-source#malware#espionage#hacking
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