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Company Says Malicious Sites Used For Spear-Phishing and Malware AttacksMicrosoft has taken control of 50 domains that the company says were used by a hacking group with ties to North Korea. The...

Microsoft said Monday it obtained a court order allowing it to seize web domains used by North Korean hacking groups to launch cyberattacks on human rights activists, researchers and others. read more

Researchers See Connections Between Lazarus Group and Crimeware DevelopersNew research finds that hackers linked to the North Korean government are now renting the botnet created by TrickBot...

Researchers with SentinelLabs say they have found one of "the first known links between cybercrime groups and nation-state actors."

A new piece of macOS malware linked to the North Korean hacking group Lazarus employs in-memory execution of payloads, researchers revealed this week. read more

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An investigation into banking malware targeting India has led to the discovery of a new remote access Trojan (RAT) employed by the North Korean-linked Lazarus group, Kaspersky reports. read more

The US has formally sanctioned the Lazarus Group and offshoots Bluenoroff and Andariel, which are allegedly acting on behalf of the DPRK.

Three North Korean threat groups have been sanctioned in the U.S. as part of a larger U.S. initiative against North Korea-linked malicious cyber activity.

Trump Administration Cites WannaCry, Sony Pictures, Bangladesh Bank AttacksThe U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned three alleged North Korean hacking groups that have been blamed for the...