Intel: North Korea Using Social Engineering to Enable Hacking of Think Tanks, Academia, and Media

"North Korean cyber actors are known to conduct spearphishing campaigns posing as real journalists, academics, or other individuals with credible links to North Korean policy circles".

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Jun 3, 2023

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North Korea Using Social Engineering to Enable Hacking of Think Tanks, Academia, and Media

Donald Standeford

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North Korea Using Social Engineering to Enable Hacking of Think Tanks, Academia, and Media

FBI - "The FBI released a joint CSA with our USG and South Korean partners detailing the operations of Kimsuky cyber actors, a subset of DPRK cyber actors. It outlines warning signs of spearphishing campaigns".

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Intel: North Korea Using Social Engineering to Enable Hacking of Think Tanks, Academia, and Media

"North Korean cyber actors are known to conduct spearphishing campaigns posing as real journalists, academics, or other individuals with credible links to North Korean policy circles".

North Korea Using Social Engineering to Enable Hacking of Think Tanks, Academia, and Media

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