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October 15, 2024
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North Korean cyberattacks on Seoul’s unification ministry double since 2022

DPRK hackers have attempted to infiltrate ministry and related organizations over 2,300 times this year, data shows

North Korean cyberattacks on South Korea’s unification ministry and associated inter-Korean organizations have almost doubled over the past two years, a South Korean lawmaker revealed on Tuesday.

Citing unification ministry data, Cha Jiho of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said in a press release that there were 2,313 North Korean cyberattack attempts targeting the ministry, the North Korean Refugees Foundation and the Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Support Association in the first eight months of this year alone.

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