Summary
New signals intelligence suggests a potential collaboration or resource sharing agreement between Midnight Blizzard and Lazarus Group.
This is significant as it represents a cross-regional alliance between state-sponsored actors traditionally operating in isolation.
Analysis
The shared infrastructure involves a C2 node (203.0.113.88) that has been observed receiving beacons from malware families associated with both groups.
- Hypothesis 1: A broker is selling access to both groups (Most Likely).
- Hypothesis 2: Direct collaboration on a specific operation (Less Likely).
Recommendations
Immediate blocking of the identified C2 node is required.