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  • VB2019 paper: Kimsuky group: tracking the king of the spear-phishing

    In September 2013, Kaspersky reported a new APT group it dubbed ‘Kimsuky’, which it linked to North Korea. The group, whose interests include South Korean industry, journalists and North Korean defectors, continues to be active: recent activity was analysed by Yoroi earlier this month . Jaeki Kim. Kyoung-Ju Kwak and Min-Chang Jang from Financial Security…

  • VB2018 paper: Lazarus Group: a mahjong game played with different sets of tiles

    The Lazarus Group, generally linked to the North Korean government, is one of the most notorious threat groups of recent years. It has engaged in digital espionage, destructive attacks and financially motivated attacks, and was probably the most discussed threat group at VB2018 in Montreal. One of the Lazarus-related papers at VB2018 was written by…

  • VB2018 paper: Lazarus Group: a mahjong game played with different sets of tiles

    The Lazarus Group, generally linked to the North Korean government, is one of the most notorious threat groups of recent years. It has engaged in digital espionage, destructive attacks and financially motivated attacks, and was probably the most discussed threat group at VB2018 in Montreal. One of the Lazarus-related papers at VB2018 was written by…

  • VB2018: last-minute talks announced

    With a little over three weeks to go until the start of VB2018 , 28th Virus Bulletin Conference, we are excited to announce ten last-minute talks that cover hot research. Nation-state & cyber espionage attacks Nation-state attacks and cyber espionage continue to be hot topics in cybersecurity, and this is reflected in several last-minute papers.…

  • VB2018: last-minute talks announced

    With a little over three weeks to go until the start of VB2018 , 28th Virus Bulletin Conference, we are excited to announce ten last-minute talks that cover hot research. Nation-state & cyber espionage attacks Nation-state attacks and cyber espionage continue to be hot topics in cybersecurity, and this is reflected in several last-minute papers.…

  • VB2018 preview: Since the hacking of Sony Pictures

    Yesterday, the US Justice Department brought charges against an alleged hacker for the North Korean government. The man, Park Jin Hyok, is accused of being connected with the 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment hack, as well as the 2017 WannaCry worm and various hacks of banks through the SWIFT system. Though charges against individuals linked to…

  • VB2018 preview: Since the hacking of Sony Pictures

    Yesterday, the US Justice Department brought charges against an alleged hacker for the North Korean government. The man, Park Jin Hyok, is accused of being connected with the 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment hack, as well as the 2017 WannaCry worm and various hacks of banks through the SWIFT system. Though charges against individuals linked to…

  • Red Eyes threat group targets North Korean defectors

    AhnLab has published a research paper that looks at the Red Eyes group, which is particularly active against North Korean defectors, as well as journalists and human rights activists in the North Korean community. The paper ( pdf ) is written by Minseok (Jacky) Cha and was originally published in Korean in April of this…

  • Red Eyes threat group targets North Korean defectors

    AhnLab has published a research paper that looks at the Red Eyes group, which is particularly active against North Korean defectors, as well as journalists and human rights activists in the North Korean community. The paper ( pdf ) is written by Minseok (Jacky) Cha and was originally published in Korean in April of this…

  • ‘North Korea’ a hot subject among VB2018 talks

    A few years ago, I somehow got involved in the discussion of a run-of-the-mill malicious spam campaign and ended up speaking to a journalist from the Daily Telegraph . “Is it true that North Korea may be behind this campaign?”, the journalist asked me – I had a hard time trying to keep a straight…