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2025-04-14

North Korean Hackers For Hire

By pretending to be legitimate remote workers to get jobs in US and EU companies, nation-state hackers aim to carry out financial fraud and IP theft.

2025-03-31

MS Windows Zero Day Vulnerability Widely Exploited

Update: A known security flaw in Microsoft Windows has been used by numerous state-sponsored groups for data theft and espionage since 2017.

2025-02-03

US Nationals Indicted For Fraudulent Remote IT Work

The FBI has uncovered a plot to install North Korean IT workers as remote employees to generate revenue for North Korea and evade sanctions.

2024-11-25

Hackers Steal $10M Via LinkedIn

North Korean hackers masquerading as recruiters for high profile financial services firms using LinkedIn to contact prospective targets.

2024-08-20

North Korean IT Contractor Fraud

Laptop Farming: North Korean IT workers were logging on to work from locations in China, while appearing to be contractors located in the US.

2024-08-07

KnowBe4 Duped Into Hiring A North Korean Hacker

Laptop Mule Farm Espionage: North Korean threat actors attempt to penetrate US organisations by posing as remote IT workers. 

2024-07-26

Most Wanted - North Korean Hackers 

$10m Reward: Information leading to the location of Rim Jong Hyok, known to be associated with the Andariel state-sponsored hacking group.

2024-07-03

South Korea Hit By DDoS Attacks

Major Disruption: South Korea is subject to widespread cyber attacks targeting government, critical infrastructure & financial institutions.

2023-12-19

Joint Opposition To Online Threats From North Korea

The USA, Japan and South Korea have established a high-level consultative body designed to counter North Korea’s cyber activities.

2022-12-01

Defending Against North Korea's Cyber Threats

The US and South Korea are to cooperate on mutual defense measures to combat the cybercrime capabilities of North Korea's state sponsored hackers.

2022-08-22

Lazarus Targets FinTech Engineers With MacOS Malware

Lazarus group is using a malicious macOS exploit to impersonate Coinbase with fake job posting to lure unwitting workers in the FinTech sector.

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