Defense Ministry website hit by DDoS attack

South Korea's Ministry of National Defense website was hit by a cyberattack, the ministry confirmed Wednesday.

2024-11-06

What did you steal?

North Korean hackers have siphoned a massive amount of data from the computer network of South Korean courts over the past two years by implanting a malicious code.

2024-05-12

South Korean defense companies hacked by North: Police

North Korean hackers breached the internal networks of 10 South Korean defense companies and stole technical data over the past 18 months, according to the National Police Agency on Tuesday.

2024-04-23

U.S. report warns of 'thousands' of North Korean hackers

Thousands of IT workers, hackers and front people in Pyongyang's employ may be engaging in cyber crime on the regime's behalf, according to U.S. officials.

2023-06-12

South Korea issues first independent sanctions on North's cyber activities

South Korea announced on Friday its first independent sanctions on North Korea to counter its illicit cyber activities. Such activities are believed to be used to fund the country's weapons of mass destruction program.

2023-02-10

12 websites still unavailable after Chinese cyberattacks

Twelve Korean websites attacked by a Chinese hacking group remain inaccessible five days after the incident, industry sources said Friday.

2023-01-27

North Korean hackers believed to be behind phishing scheme targeting security experts

A Pyongyang-backed hacking group is believed to be behind an email phishing scheme that targeted South Korean security experts on three occasions earlier this year, according to police Sunday.

2022-12-26

[THINK ENGLISH] 북한 해커들이 암호화폐를 현금으로 바꾸고 있다

Hackers affiliated with Pyongyang have drastically stepped up cryptocurrency heists and money laundering to fund its illicit weapons programs, with the total value of stolen cryptocurrency rising by 40 percent over the past year, according to a...

2022-02-22

Asleep at the wheel

South Korea’s state nuclear research institute came under cyber attack by North Korean hackers. According to the National Intelligence Service (NIS) on Thursday, the computer network of the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute...

2021-07-08

Asleep at the wheel (KOR)