Kim Jong Un viewing launch trajectory maps of reported satellite technology tests at Pyongyang's Satellite Control Center in March 2022 | Image: Rodong Sinmun (March 10, 2022)
South Korea debuted new sanctions against North Korean hacking syndicate Kimsuky on Friday, identifying the measures as retaliation against the DPRK’s failed satellite launch this week.
The announcement came as Seoul and Washington issued a joint cyber alert warning of the threat group’s social engineering and hacking efforts targeting Korean Peninsula experts.
South Korea debuted new sanctions against North Korean hacking syndicate Kimsuky on Friday, identifying the measures as retaliation against the DPRK’s failed satellite launch this week.
The announcement came as Seoul and Washington issued a joint cyber alert warning of the threat group’s social engineering and hacking efforts targeting Korean Peninsula experts.
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Shreyas Reddy is a correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. He previously worked as a researcher at BBC Monitoring, where his work focused on news and key people and organizations from the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Follow him on Twitter.