DPRK-attributed malware attack uses ROK government certificate to trick victims



News DPRK-attributed malware attack uses ROK government certificate to trick victims Code reportedly designed by North Korean “Kimsuky” group installs trojan to steal information from infected computers Nils Weisensee February 9, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK News North Korean hackers have used stolen residential details of a former South Korean government official to spread malware and gain access to their victims’ computers, security researchers in Seoul told NK News. “We are 100% sure the ‘Kimsuky’ group was behind this attack,” Director at ESTsecurity Mun Chong Hyun said, referring to a group of hackers that has previously been linked to North Korea and had carried out similar attacks in November and January last year. The campaign used a file with the SCR extension disguised as a PDF to install a type of malware known as trojan, which © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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DPRK-attributed malware attack uses ROK government certificate to trick victims

Code reportedly designed by North Korean “Kimsuky” group installs trojan to steal information from infected computers

Nils Weisensee February 9, 2020

DPRK-attributed malware attack uses ROK government certificate to trick victims

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North Korean hackers have used stolen residential details of a former South Korean government official to spread malware and gain access to their victims’ computers, security researchers in Seoul told NK News.

“We are 100% sure the ‘Kimsuky’ group was behind this attack,” Director at ESTsecurity Mun Chong Hyun said, referring to a group of hackers that has previously been linked to North Korea and had carried out similar attacks in November and January last year.

The campaign used a file with the SCR extension disguised as a PDF to install a type of malware known as trojan, which

DPRK-attributed malware attack uses ROK government certificate to trick victims

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