North Korea
Ransomware shift from Cyber Espionage for North Korea
APT45, a cyber threat group associated with North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau, known by aliases such as Stonefly, Silent Colima, Nickey Hayatt, Andriel, and Onyx Sleet, has recently shifted its focus from cyber espionage to spreading ransomware. The group has been observed targeting organizations in South Korea, Japan, and the United States. Security researchers from […]
North Korea launches cyber-attacks on Semiconductor industry
North Korea, under the leadership of Kim Jong-un, faces stringent sanctions from Western nations, exacerbating the nation’s dire shortage of semiconductor equipment crucial for its nuclear, satellite, and intelligence operations. In response to this scarcity, North Korea has intensified its espionage and cyber-attacks, particularly targeting companies in South Korea manufacturing semiconductor equipment. These attacks aim […]
North Korean cyber attacks income and free VPN data breach
According to a report published by Japanese news resource Nikkei, it has been revealed that the North Korean government is actively engaging in cyber attacks on the digital infrastructure of its adversaries. This information is not entirely new, as many are already aware of the country’s involvement in such activities. However, what sets this report […]
North Korea steals $1.3 billion worth of digital currency
According to a secret mission launched by South Korean Spy Agency ‘The National Intelligence Service (NIS)’ North Korea hackers have so far managed to siphon $1.2 billion worth digital currency with a large amount($686 million) stolen in the current year i.e. 2022. NIS anticipates that the year 2023 will witness more such attacks from Kim […]
United States offers $5 million rewards for Information on Cyber Attacks launched by North Korea
For the past 3-4 years, North Korea has been funding Kim Jong’s Nuclear ambition by launching cyber attacks leading to data breaches, stealing cryptocurrencies from exchanges and individual wallets, selling illegal arms to internationally acclaimed criminals such as terrorists, and conducting money laundering crime. In order to put a full stop to all such crimes, […]
US Government warns against recruiting Information Technology workers from China, North Korea and Russia
United States government has issued a warning against recruitment of IT workers from countries like China, North Korea and Russia. The reason is that the Biden led government suspects such recruitments might turn dangerous to the national infrastructure. As of now, an executive order to not recruit people from Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is […]
North Korea hackers sending Corona Vaccine related phishing emails
The relationship between North Korea and South Korea is not on good terms for the past few years and that’s probably because of the notorious mind and actions of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Fresh reports are in that a hacking group possibly funded by North Korea Intelligence has been strategically targeting South Korean citizens […]
US hacker claims to have downed the internet of North Korea
A hacker from United States named P4x has admitted that he took down the internet of North Korea last week by launching a distributed denial of service attack on the central DNS servers of the country. The denial of service attack launched by P4x was retaliation for the digital attack made on him or the […]
DDoS Cyber Attack downs internet in North Korea
A distributed denial of service attack, fondly known as DDoS, has reportedly hit North Korea in early hours of Wednesday, bringing down whole of the connectivity to a near halt. South Korea launched the attack in retaliation for the Kim Jong Un’s fifth missile test conducted a few days ago. “Nearly all the web and […]
North Korea steals $400m cryptocurrency through Cyber Attacks
North Korea, the nation that is being led by Kim Jong UN is back into news headlines for stealing cryptocurrency worth millions through cyber attacks. According to the analysis made by chainalysis, a blockchain firm, the said nation stole $400m worth of cryptocurrency last year by launching digital attacks on various cryptocurrency platforms and by […]
