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South Korea
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N. Korean Hackers Suspected in DEEP#DRIVE Attacks Against S. Korea
A phishing attack dubbed DEEP#DRIVE is targeting South Korean entities, with thousands already affected. North Korean hackers from…
February 14, 2025
S. Korea’s Notorious Sex Crime Hub Ya-moon Hacked, User Data Leaked
Ya-moon, S. Korea’s notorious sex crime hub operating since 1990, hacked; user data leaked, exposing CSAM, exploitation, and illicit activities.
February 6, 2025
Chinese PlushDaemon APT Targets S. Korean IPany VPN with Backdoor
Cybersecurity firm ESET uncovers PlushDaemon, a previously unknown APT group targeting South Korea, deploying a SlowStepper backdoor. This…
January 23, 2025
Russian Man Extradited to US, Face Charges in Phobos Ransomware Operation
Russian national Evgenii Ptitsyn, linked to Phobos ransomware, faces U.S. charges for extortion and hacking, with over $16M…
November 19, 2024
Major ISP Accused of Mass Malware Attack on Customers
A major South Korean ISP is accused of installing malware on over 600,000 customers’ PCs to curb torrent…
July 8, 2024
New Vishing Attack Spreading FakeCalls Android Malware
The malware campaign was noted to target users in South Korea.
March 17, 2023
North Korean APT37 Unleashes Dolphin Backdoor on South Korea
The backdoor is equipped with a wide range of spying capabilities, including exfiltrating files, keylogging, and stealing browser data, etc.
December 4, 2022
Samsung confirms data breach as Lapsus$ hackers leak its source code
In total, Lapsus$ hackers have leaked 189 GB worth of sensitive data, while Samsung has confirmed the incident; it claimed that the leak does not involve customers’ or employees’ data.
March 7, 2022
Watch out as new PhoneSpy spyware hits Android devices
According to researchers, the all new PhoneSpy spyware can infiltrate Android handsets and is spread through malicious applications.
November 11, 2021
N Korean hackers used VPN flaws to breach S Korean atomic agency
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) has disclosed that its internal network suffered a cyber attack by hackers from North Korea.
June 19, 2021