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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 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…

  • Olympic Games target of malware, again

    The organisers of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics have confirmed a malware attack against their computer systems. Though the attack affected the Wi-Fi during Friday’s opening ceremony and knocked the event’s website offline for a few hours, no permanent damage appears to have been done. Cisco Talos researchers Warren Mercer and Paul Rascagneres have performed a…

  • Olympic Games target of malware, again

    The organisers of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics have confirmed a malware attack against their computer systems. Though the attack affected the Wi-Fi during Friday’s opening ceremony and knocked the event’s website offline for a few hours, no permanent damage appears to have been done. Cisco Talos researchers Warren Mercer and Paul Rascagneres have performed a…

  • South Korea to ask ISPs to block port 25 traffic

    Experts sceptical about long-term effects on spam levels. South Korea intends to require ISPs to block all outbound traffic on port 25 from anything but the “official” mail servers, hoping to help the global fight against spam and to improve the country’s reputation as a spam-friendly country. The blocking of port 25 has long been…

  • South Korea proposes to make security software mandatory

    Law enables government to search PCs of those who do not comply. A bill, proposed by a number of South Korean MPs, would make the use of security software mandatory for computer users in the country. The ‘Zombie PC Prevention Bill’ is currently pending in the Culture, Broadcast and Communications Committee of the National Assembly.…