Hackers linked to North Korea appear to have broken into the private computer of a former South Korean intelligence official as part of an effort to target journalists with a previously unknown type of malware, an NK News investigation with cybersecurity firm Stairwell revealed. 

After gaining access to the email account of a former director at South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS), the attackers copied the content of past conversations with the official to send spoofed emails from a similar-looking address — [email protected] — to NK Newsfounder Chad O’Carroll. The tactic allowed the hackers to avoid using the intelligence