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Nils Weisensee

Nils Weisensee

Nils Weisensee is Chief Product Officer 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.

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North Korea lost internet shortly before short-range missile test, logs show
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North Korea lost internet shortly before short-range missile test, logs show

Cause of outage unclear, though key network indicators suggest the DPRK couldn’t access external websites either

North Korea lost internet shortly before short-range missile test, logs show
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell | Nils Weisensee November 18, 2022
Seoul to adopt offensive cybersecurity strategy as North Korean threats increase
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Seoul to adopt offensive cybersecurity strategy as North Korean threats increase

National Security Office official says South Korea late to improving cyber deterrence and will emulate US Cyber Command

Seoul to adopt offensive cybersecurity strategy as North Korean threats increase
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer | Nils Weisensee September 20, 2022
North Korean hackers corrupt open-source app to hijack computers in novel attack
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North Korean hackers corrupt open-source app to hijack computers in novel attack

Attack linked to Lazarus Group uses malware-laced client as lure to gain access, researchers say

North Korean hackers corrupt open-source app to hijack computers in novel attack
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee September 16, 2022
North Korea likely behind $100M crypto heist from blockchain bridge: Researchers
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North Korea likely behind $100M crypto heist from blockchain bridge: Researchers

Analysts say breach similar to past thefts linked to Lazarus Group and that hackers have already laundered assets

North Korea likely behind $100M crypto heist from blockchain bridge: Researchers
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee June 30, 2022
Suspected South Korean hackers target North Korea experts with novel malware
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Suspected South Korean hackers target North Korea experts with novel malware

DarkHotel group with possible ties to Seoul’s spy agency lures journalist and nonprofit worker using malicious emails

Suspected South Korean hackers target North Korea experts with novel malware
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee June 28, 2022
Beyond missiles: Why governments aren’t waging info warfare against North Korea
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Beyond missiles: Why governments aren’t waging info warfare against North Korea

Getting uncensored information into DPRK could drive change, though experts caution not everything possible is advisable

Beyond missiles: Why governments aren’t waging info warfare against North Korea
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee June 20, 2022
Major outage disrupts North Korean websites and email delivery
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Major outage disrupts North Korean websites and email delivery

Several DPRK domains mostly unresponsive in first prolonged disruption to North Korean web services since February

Major outage disrupts North Korean websites and email delivery
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee May 20, 2022
North Korean hackers steal ex-intelligence official’s emails in malware attack

North Korean hackers steal ex-intelligence official’s emails in malware attack

DPRK-linked ScarCruft group sends novel malware to journalist after gaining access to former director’s emails

North Korean hackers steal ex-intelligence official’s emails in malware attack
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee April 1, 2022
Hackers likely helped North Korea build hypersonic missile: UN report

Hackers likely helped North Korea build hypersonic missile: UN report

Draft report says DPRK may have obtained technical know-how for advanced weapon through cyberattack

Hackers likely helped North Korea build hypersonic missile: UN report
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee February 8, 2022
Experts fear repercussions from ongoing cyberattacks against North Korean IT

Experts fear repercussions from ongoing cyberattacks against North Korean IT

Critics say disruptions may interfere with cyber operations against DPRK and reduce North Korean access to foreign media

Experts fear repercussions from ongoing cyberattacks against North Korean IT
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee February 4, 2022
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