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 […]

A North Korean hacking group is responsible for a data breach that affected almost 830,000 individuals, including patients and employees of one of South Korea’s major hospitals two years ago, according to the South Korean police on Wednesday. In a press release, the Korean National Police Agency stated that the North Korean hacking group had […]

Lawmakers from South Korea, the United Kingdom, and Japan will gather in London this week to discuss coordinated counter measures against North Korea’s illicit cyber activities and human rights violations. According to the International Parliamentarians’ Coalition for Asian Human Rights (IPCAHR) on Monday, the International Parliamentarians’ Coalition for North Korean Refugees and Human Rights (IPCNKR) […]

The hacking group Kimsuky, which works for the North Korean government, is expected to increase their cyberespionage campaigns as the country continues to conduct their ballistic missile program, according to a cyber threat expert on Tuesday. “As we see more and more missile tests from North Korea, we will see more and more activities from […]

Heads of national cybersecurity in South Korea convened on Thursday to discuss strategies to deter the escalating hacking attacks carried out by the North Korean regime. The National Security Research Institute (NSR) and the National Intelligence Service (NIS), the two core government agencies that defend South Korea from cyberattacks, held a half-day convention in Seoul […]