Nils Weisensee is Director of News Operations 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.
DarkHotel group with possible ties to Seoul’s spy agency lures journalist and nonprofit worker using malicious emails
Getting uncensored information into DPRK could drive change, though experts caution not everything possible is advisable
Several DPRK domains mostly unresponsive in first prolonged disruption to North Korean web services since February
DPRK-linked ScarCruft group sends novel malware to journalist after gaining access to former director’s emails
Draft report says DPRK may have obtained technical know-how for advanced weapon through cyberattack
Critics say disruptions may interfere with cyber operations against DPRK and reduce North Korean access to foreign media
Researcher says attacks on internet servers are retaliation for DPRK phishing campaign against cybersecurity experts
Denial-of-service campaigns are both inexpensive and likely ineffective as a deterrent, experts say
Remote Access Trojan by DPRK-linked Konni hackers encrypts code with secret keys to frustrate cybersecurity researchers
Pyongyang’s internet connection stays up despite increasingly powerful denial-of-service attacks
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