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Researchers Say Code Reuse Links North Korea's Malware
2018-08-09 19:34

Following trails of reused code, security researchers at Intezer and McAfee have uncovered new links between malware families attributed to North Korean threat groups and tracked most of the...

DHS, FBI Share Details of North Korea's 'Typeframe' Malware
2018-06-18 13:00

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have published another report on the US-CERT website detailing a piece of malware allegedly used by the...

North Korea-Linked Group Stops Targeting U.S.
2018-05-31 10:11

A threat actor linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group has stopped targeting organizations in the United States, but remains active in Europe and East Asia. read more

U.S. Attributes Two More Malware Families to North Korea
2018-05-30 10:44

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued another joint technical alert on the North Korea-linked threat group known as Hidden Cobra....

FBI fingers North Korea for two malware strains
2018-05-30 01:58

'Joanap' and 'Brambul' harvest info about your systems and send it home US CERT has issued a Technical Alert that says two strains of malware are tools of the North Korean government.…

North Korea Denies it Hacked UN Sanctions Committee Database
2018-05-03 01:07

North Korea on Wednesday denied hacking the database of a UN committee tasked with monitoring sanctions against Pyongyang, and called on Washington to focus on peace efforts ahead of a planned...

North Korea’s anti-virus software white-listed mystery malware
2018-05-02 06:57

'SiliVaccine' uses ancient, stolen, Trend Micro A-V engine and bad home-brew crypto North Korea’s very own anti-virus software has been revealed as based on a ten-year-old application made by...

Samples of SiliVaccine Offer Rare Peek Inside North Korea’s Antivirus Software
2018-05-01 20:55

Samples of North Korean antivirus software called SiliVaccine crib software code from a competitor and come loaded with malware and a backdoor.

Trend Micro Scan Engine Used by North Korea's SiliVaccine Antivirus
2018-05-01 13:05

Researchers have analyzed an older version of North Korea’s SiliVaccine antivirus and discovered that it uses an outdated scanning engine from Japanese security solutions provider Trend Micro. read more

Don't want to alarm you, but defence bods think North Korea could nuke UK 'within a few years'
2018-04-01 00:00

Report on threat posed by rogue state demands more cash for government hackers North Korea maintains a hacking base in China, the UK Parliament's Defence Select Committee has been told, while...