(Anton Petrus/Getty Images) North Korean hacking group makes waves to gain Mandiant, FBI spotlight The newly designated APT45 pursues military intelligence but has been expanding its targets, Mandiant says. Jul 25, 2024 By Tim Starks
The original stock picture (left) and an AI fake (right) used by a North Korean threat actor who posed as a U.S.-based software engineer and was hired by the cyber firm KnowBe4. (Photo credit: KnowBe4) Cyber firm KnowBe4 hired a fake IT worker from North Korea The security awareness training company said in a blog post that the software engineer used stolen U.S. credentials and an AI-enhanced photo. Jul 24, 2024 By Matt Bracken
In a photo taken on April 18, 2019, people stand before computer screens in a lobby of the Grand People’s Study House in Pyongyang. (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images) Arizona woman arrested and charged in North Korean IT worker scheme Christina Chapman facilitated remote work and financial transfers for North Koreans tied to that nation’s weapons development programs, according to the U.S. government. May 16, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Framed by television camera lights, U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to governors from across the country during an event in the East Room of the White House on February 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Biden executive order seeks to cut China off from Americans’ sensitive data The order aims to bar the sale of large datasets containing sensitive data to six countries of concern. Feb 28, 2024 By Elias Groll
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (R) greets OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) State-backed hackers are experimenting with OpenAI models Microsoft and OpenAI say hackers from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia are exploring the use of large language models in their operations. Feb 14, 2024 By Elias Groll
In this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, a bird flies near a North Korean flag fluttering in the wind at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea on October 4, 2022. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images) North Korean government hackers target individuals of interest, infosec professionals The hacking unit is tasked with gathering strategic intelligence. Jan 22, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Flag of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Manuel Augusto Moreno) North Korean hacking ops continue to exploit Log4Shell Two years after it was disclosed, the Log4j vulnerability continues to enable North Korean hacking operations. Dec 11, 2023 By AJ Vicens
The North Korean flag files over the North Korean embassy in Beijing, 18 July 2007. (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images) U.S. government sanctions prolific North Korean cyber espionage unit The veteran hacking crew has been at the heart of Pyongyang's efforts to gather intelligence by breaching computer systems. Dec 1, 2023 By AJ Vicens
Safe Mode Biden’s AI executive order and a CIA veteran on North Korean cyber ops Long Yee, a 20-year veteran of the CIA Nov 2, 2023 By CyberScoop Staff
Flag of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. (Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images) North Korean hackers posed as Meta recruiter on LinkedIn Targets of the operation were given phony coding challenges that delivered a range of malware including a previously-unseen backdoor. Sep 29, 2023 By AJ Vicens