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North Korean government hackers found using ransomware for the first time

December 28, 2022

Via: TechRadar

North Korean state-sponsored threat actors have been observed using ransomware against companies and organizations in neighboring South Korea for the first time, police have reported.

According to the South China Morning Post, the South Korean National Police Agency said threat actors targeted at least 893 foreign policy experts in the country, looking to steal their identity data and email lists.

The initial victims were mostly think tank experts and professors, who were targeted with phishing emails.

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