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Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2018

South Korea Warns of Flash Zero-Day flaw exploited by North Korea in surgical attacks

South Korea’s Internet & Security Agency (KISA) is warning of a Flash zero-day vulnerability that has reportedly been exploited in attacks by North Korea’s hackers. According to the alert published by the KISA, the vulnerability affects the latest Flash Player version 28.0.0.137 and earlier. The zero-day vulnerability could be exploited by an attack by tricking […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 18, 2018

North Korea Group 123 involved in at least 6 different hacking campaigns in 2017

North Korean hackers belonging to the North Korea Group 123 have conducted at least six different massive malware campaigns during 2017. North Korean hackers have conducted at least six different massive malware campaigns during 2017, most of them against targets in South Korea. Security researchers from Cisco’s Talos group who have monitored the situation for 12 […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2017

South Korea cryptocurrency exchange Youbit shuts down after second hack in 2017

The South Korea Cryptocurrency Exchange Youbit has gone bankrupt after suffering a major cyber attack for the second time this year. The South Korea Cryptocurrency Exchange Youbit shuts down after suffering a major cyber attack for the second time this year. The company announced bankrupt on Tuesday after being hacked for the second time in the last eight months, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 18, 2017

Malware attacks leverage the Hangul Word Processor and PostScript to spread malware

Experts at Trend Micro reported malware attacks that leveraged the Hangul Word Processor (HWP) word processing application to target users. It has happened again, attackers leveraged the Hangul Word Processor (HWP) word processing application to target users in South Korea. The application is very popular in South Korea and was exploited in several hacking campaigns against entities in the country. In the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2017

Android Banking Trojan MoqHao targets South Korea users

Security researchers from McAfee have spotted a new Android banking Trojan dubbed MoqHao, targeting South Korean users via SMS phishing messages. Attackers send phishing emails with a malicious code link that tricks victims into believing that it points to a lost private picture or a Chrome update. When victims click on the shortened links in the SMS […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2017

South Korean hosting provider NAYANA infected by Erebus ransomware, it paid $1 Million to crooks

South Korean web hosting company NAYANA was hit by the Erebus ransomware that infected 153 Linux servers and over 3,400 business websites the company hosts. The South Korean web hosting provider NAYANA has paid $1 million in bitcoins to crooks after a Linux ransomware infected its systems. its 153 servers, encrypting 3,400 business websites and […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2017

Chinese APTs targeted the South Korean THAAD anti-missile systems

According to researchers at FireEye, Chinese hackers targeted the South Korean Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system. According to a new investigation conducted by security firm FireEye, Chinese hackers are trying to hack systems used by South Korea military to interfere with the deployment of an anti-ballistic weapons system. The news was confirmed […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2017

South Korea targeted by a cyber espionage campaign, experts blame Norks

South Korea is once against under attack, alleged nation-state hackers have launched a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign on organizations in the public sector. According to the experts at Cisco Talos, the cyber espionage campaign was active between November 2016 and January 2017 and leveraged on vulnerabilities in a Korean language word processing program (Hangul Word […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2016

South accuses North Korea for massive data breach affecting 10 million online shoppers

Authorities in South Korea are blaming hackers from North Korea for a massive data breach affecting 10 million Interpark online shoppers. North Korea launched a new cyber attack against the South, according to the Government of Seoul a massive data breach exposed data belonging to an Internet shopping mall. This week, authorities in South Korea accused […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2016

North Korean Hackers stole defense documents and photos from South

The Government of Seoul reported that North Korean Hackers stole defense-related documents and photos from two South Korean companies. The news that North Korean hackers have stolen thousands of records from private firms and state agencies in the South Korea is not new. In the last wave of attacks, the North Korean hackers have stolen […]

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South Korea Warns of Flash Zero-Day flaw exploited by North Korea in surgical attacks

North Korea Group 123 involved in at least 6 different hacking campaigns in 2017

South Korea cryptocurrency exchange Youbit shuts down after second hack in 2017

Malware attacks leverage the Hangul Word Processor and PostScript to spread malware

Android Banking Trojan MoqHao targets South Korea users

South Korean hosting provider NAYANA infected by Erebus ransomware, it paid $1 Million to crooks

Chinese APTs targeted the South Korean THAAD anti-missile systems

South Korea targeted by a cyber espionage campaign, experts blame Norks

South accuses North Korea for massive data breach affecting 10 million online shoppers

North Korean Hackers stole defense documents and photos from South

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