North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, with Pyongyang the capital and the largest city in the country.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Business As Usual For North Korean Hackers Despite Trump Meeting
Business As Usual For North Korean Hackers Despite Trump Meeting
March 04, 2019  |  International

At the same time that President Trump was meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, hackers in North Korea continued to attack U.S. and European...

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Microsoft: State-Sponsored Hackers Siphoned Money From Several FIs
Microsoft: State-Sponsored Hackers Siphoned Money From Several FIs
March 01, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Microsoft’s lastest cybersecurity report has revealed that state-sponsored hackers have attacked several financial services firms, managing to steal “large sums of cash.” According to Bloomberg,...

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North Korea Sidesteps UN Sanctions To Help Its Economy
North Korea Sidesteps UN Sanctions To Help Its Economy
December 28, 2018  |  International

North Korea, hurt by U.S. and U.N. sanctions, has found creative workarounds to aid the country’s economy, according to a report in The Wall Street...

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North Korea Suspected In Hacking Of South Koreans
North Korea Suspected In Hacking Of South Koreans
December 28, 2018  |  International

Hackers stole the information of close to 1,000 North Korean settlers who fled to South Korea, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal....

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North Korean Hacking Group Lazarus Takes In $571M
North Korean Hacking Group Lazarus Takes In $571M
October 19, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Internet hackers have pilfered $882 million of digital currency from crypto exchanges since last year, but one group in particular has netted roughly half that...

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N. Korea Cyber Group Using SWIFT To Steal From Banks: Report
N. Korea Cyber Group Using SWIFT To Steal From Banks: Report
October 04, 2018  |  B2B Payments

A new report from cybersecurity experts at FireEye claims a North Korea-led cyber campaign has swindled banks of hundreds of millions of dollars since 2014,...

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North Korean Hackers Paid Using A Bitcoin Wallet
North Korean Hackers Paid Using A Bitcoin Wallet
September 17, 2018  |  Fraud Attack

The alleged North Korean hacking of Sony, Bangladesh Banks and other targets stand as some of the most infamous cyberattacks yet experienced. And the recently...

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Anatomy Of A Bank Heist, SWIFT-ly Done By Phishers
Anatomy Of A Bank Heist, SWIFT-ly Done By Phishers
September 17, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

In 2016, $81 million disappeared from Bangladesh’s central bank. It could have been a lot worse — hackers tried to get away with $1 billion....

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North Korean Hackers Going After Crypto Exchanges
North Korean Hackers Going After Crypto Exchanges
August 23, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

North Korean hackers are at it again, with the group “Lazarus” setting their sights on cryptocurrency exchanges. Information security firm Kaspersky Labs revealed the latest...

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