U.S. Cyber Command uploaded a total of 7 new malware samples used by North Korean hackers to draw attention to tactics used to steal state secrets, conduct corporate espionage and find backdoors into the nation’s critical infrastructure.
North Korean hackers are focusing heavily on Magecart attacks by planting malicious code in online shopping carts of individual stores and payment processors.
North Korean hackers are running cyber attacks that focus on fraudulent cash-outs at ATM machines by hacking payment systems, augmenting with use of social engineering elements.
The FBI confirmed that North Korea’s state-sponsored hacking group Lazarus carried out the $100 million Horizon bridge crypto theft. The agency said it successfully stopped the transfer of some stolen assets and subsequently published wallet addresses with purloined cryptocurrencies.
A phishing campaign by the North Korean government-linked hacking group Kimsuky is leveraging a malicious Chrome extension to steal Gmail emails from high-value targets.
On-chain investigator links North Korean hackers to the Alphopo crypto theft and discovers an additional $37 million, raising the amount stolen to $60 million.
North Korean Hacker Charged for 2022 Ransomware Attacks on US Hospitals, Data Theft From US Military
A North Korean hacker responsible for a trail of massive damage to hospitals and the US military has been unmasked, as a federal grand jury has indicted Rim Jong Hyok in a 2022 string of thefts of data from the US government and ransomware attacks in the healthcare sector.
