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".

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".

Joint CSA Statement

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Department of State, and the National Security Agency (NSA), together wit…