NK News | A screenshot of an email sent to NK News staff from a suspected North Korean hacker posing as UK Ambassador to DPRK Colin Crooks
Two prolific hacking groups assumed to be working on behalf of North Korea have launched a series of unusual attacks against journalists covering the DPRK, an NK News investigation in cooperation with cybersecurity firm Kaspersky found.
The unsuccessful attacks stood out for the hackers’ persistence and tailored communications, aiming to trick NK News reporters into installing malware that could ultimately give the attackers full access to the company’s computer systems.
Two prolific hacking groups assumed to be working on behalf of North Korea have launched a series of unusual attacks against journalists covering the DPRK, an NK News investigation in cooperation with cybersecurity firm Kaspersky found.
The unsuccessful attacks stood out for the hackers’ persistence and tailored communications, aiming to trick NK News reporters into installing malware that could ultimately give the attackers full access to the company’s computer systems.
Nils Weisensee is Director of News Operations at Korea Risk Group and covers cybersecurity for NK Pro. He previously founded information security firm Frontier Intelligence, served as head of operations at non-profit Choson Exchange, and was a reporter for DAPD and the Associated Press.