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A threat actor linked to South Korea has launched attacks against Chinese government agencies using a zero-day vulnerability affecting a local VPN service, Chinese cybersecurity firm Qihoo 360 reported on Monday. Qihoo 360 does not directly accuse South Korea of being behind the attacks, but says the threat actor is located in the Korean Peninsula and notes that its victims include North Korea.
Malware hunters are sounding the alarm over a new, more effective version of the North Korean "Apple Jeus" macOS software nasty. "To attack macOS users, the Lazarus group has developed homemade macOS malware, and added an authentication mechanism to deliver the next stage payload very carefully, as well as loading the next-stage payload without touching the disk."
A cyber-espionage group has targeted hundreds of industrial companies in South Korea and other countries using malware designed to help hackers steal passwords and documents, industrial...
Microsoft’s December 2019 Patch Tuesday updates fix a total of 36 vulnerabilities, including a Windows zero-day that has been exploited in attacks alongside a Chrome zero-day. read more
Google on Thursday patched a Chrome zero-day vulnerability that has been exploited to deliver malware in a campaign that shares similarities with previous Korea-linked attacks. read more
Fortinet security researchers took a deep dive into NukeSped malware samples that share multiple similarities with other malware families used by North Korean threat actors. read more
National Cyber Security Centre handled 658 incidents last year The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has said in its annual review (here) that Russia, China, Iran and North Korea...
The US Treasury on Friday placed sanctions on three North Korea government-sponsored hacking operations which it said were behind the theft of possibly hundreds of millions of dollars and...
A panel monitoring U.N. sanctions says North Korean cyber experts have illegally raised money for the country’s weapons of mass destruction programs “with total proceeds to date estimated at up to...
Thales, a global leader in digital security, announces with Tata communication and Korea Telecom a new cooperation for the development of the car industry. While bringing more connectivity to the...