A prominent North Korean threat group targeted former South Korean high-level officials and over 100 other security experts, police announced Wednesday, as Pyongyang increases efforts to steal sensitive information from experts and journalists.
Kimsuky induced experts to access a phishing site by pretending to be unification and security experts or journalists, South Korea’s national police agency said in a press release.
A prominent North Korean threat group targeted former South Korean high-level officials and over 100 other security experts, police announced Wednesday, as Pyongyang increases efforts to steal sensitive information from experts and journalists.
Kimsuky induced experts to access a phishing site by pretending to be unification and security experts or journalists, South Korea’s national police agency said in a press release.
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