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Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy is a data journalist for NK News and NK Pro. Choy specializes in news and analysis relating to DPRK shipping and aviation movements, sanctions, and cyber-security.
State-sponsored North Korean hackers targeted retail websites and inserted malicious code meant to steal credit card details, according to a recent report from cybersecurity firm SanSec.
In its report released on July 6, SanSec claimed that the DPRK-sponsored Lazarus Group was behind a credit card skimming, or “Magecart,” scheme that goes as far back as May 2019 and focuses on American and European consumers.