South Korea says the hacking group, Kimsuky, was involved in the North’s latest satellite launch attempt. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEOUL - South Korea on Friday announced new sanctions against a North Korean hacking group, Kimsuky, it accused of being involved in the North’s latest satellite launch attempt.
The hackers are known to conduct spearphishing campaigns posing as real journalists, academics, or other individuals with credible links to North Korean policy circles, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said. “North Korean hacking groups including Kimsuky have been, directly or indirectly, engaged in North Korea’s so-called ‘satellite’ development by stealing cutting-edge technologies on weapons development, satellite and space,” the South Korean ministry said in a statement.
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