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North Korea has stolen $13.4 billion in cryptocurrencies over the past seven years, according to South Korea’s Institute for National Security Strategy (INSS). This amount accounts for 20 percent of North Korea’s total illicit foreign currency earnings. On August 27, the Institute for National Security Strategy (INSS), a research institute focused on South Korea’s security […]
A North Korean government-backed hacking group exploited a vulnerability in Google’s open-source browser to steal cryptocurrency, according to Microsoft. In a blog post, Microsoft Threat Intelligence and the Microsoft Security Response Center revealed that on August 19, they identified a North Korean hacking group exploiting a vulnerability in Google Chromium, an open-source browser. Microsoft stated […]
The South Korean military is embroiled in a security controversy following the alleged leak of highly sensitive military secrets, including a list of undercover intelligence operatives, to foreign countries, a situation disclosed to the public by a member of the National Assembly on July 27. Kim Min-seok, a member of the main opposition Democratic Party, […]
North Korean hackers have been targeting South Korean shipbuilding industry intensively with an aim to reinforce their maritime force, South Korean intelligence agency revealed on Wednesday. The National Intelligence Service did not confirm whether the hackers succeeded in stealing industrial secrets, but said they spotted multiple attempts over the last two months. “North Korean hackers […]
Washington D.C. ― mWISE ― While Pyongyang continues to finance its nuclear weapons development through cyber extortion tactics like ransomware attacks and cryptocurrency heists, security experts are sounding the alarm on a recent shift in North Korean hacking methods. The new approach doesn’t rely on technical prowess, but rather employs simple disguises to pose as […]
According to cybersecurity experts based in the United States, North Korean hackers have launched cyberattacks against Russia’s defense sector, successfully infiltrating the country’s aerospace institute earlier this year. In a report released on Thursday, Microsoft’s Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) revealed that North Korean state-sponsored hackers successfully infiltrated a Russian aerospace research institute last March. The […]
South Korea stands as one of the countries most frequently targeted by cybercriminals, trailing only behind the United States and Ukraine, an expert at a U.S. cybersecurity company revealed on Tuesday. Luke McNamara, a principal analyst at Mandiant, a cybersecurity firm owned by Google, revealed during a press briefing at Google’s South Korean office that […]
North Korean hackers are allegedly abusing users’ interest in cryptocurrency to spread malicious codes, according to cybersecurity researchers on Monday. In a report, South Korean cybersecurity firm AhnLab stated that they discovered three malicious files disguised as benign Word documents on July 28. According to the researchers, the attackers posed as a cryptocurrency exchange and […]
By Dain Oh, The ReadableJun. 28, 2023 6:45PM GMT+9 The South Korean intelligence agency warned the public of North Korean cyberattacks on Wednesday, especially guiding them to delete the authentication software “MagicLine4NX” from any devices in use. According to the National Intelligence Service, around 50 organizations have already been infected by malicious codes which were […]
The South Korean intelligence agency issued a warning on Wednesday after discovering a duplicated fake website of the internet giant Naver created by North Korean state-sponsored hackers. In a press release, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) stated that they discovered a phishing website nearly identical to Naver and attributed the hacking attempt to North Korean […]
North Korean hackers are thought to be behind the latest cryptocurrency theft of at least 35 million dollars, according to cybersecurity experts. In a recent report, Elliptic, a United Kingdom based cryptocurrency analysis firm, linked the cybercriminals who stole digital assets from Atomic Wallet, a cryptocurrency service company, to a well-known North Korean state-sponsored hacking group […]
South Korea imposed sanctions on Friday on a North Korean hacking group known as Kimsuky over espionage campaigns. In a joint press release on Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Police Agency, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and the Financial Services Commission stated that the hacking group has been stealing sensitive information […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableMay 12, 2023 7:00PM GMT+9 “Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter that is sent to The Readable’s subscribers every Friday. Cybersecurity journalists for The Readable carefully select important news stories from the previous week and deliver them in a compact form. Topics encompass cybercrime, geopolitics, and privacy. There are no costs […]
