South Korean Law Enforcement Warns of North Korean Phishing and Website Attacks

South Korean law enforcement warns of North Korean phishing and website attacks

South Korean authorities and four private cybersecurity firms warned on Thursday that North Korean state-sponsored cybercriminals continue to target individuals and businesses through phishing emails and sophisticated “watering hole” attacks that can infect computers simply by visiting hijacked websites.  The joint advisory was issued by the Korean National Police Agency, National Intelligence Service, Korea Internet […]

South Korea Warns of State-Backed Watering Hole Attacks

South Korea warned that nation-state actors are using phishing and compromised websites to silently infect citizens and businesses. South Korea agencies (The National Intelligence Service, the National Police Agency, the Korea Internet & Security Agency, and the Financial Security Institute) jointly published an advisory warning that a state-backed hacking group is actively targeting South Korean […] This article has been indexed from Security A…

FBI And Allies Warn of North Korean IT Workers Using Stolen Identities

The U.S. State Department, FBI, and allied governments including Japan, Canada, Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Korea have issued a joint alert warning companies worldwide that North Korean information technology workers are infiltrating private firms with stolen identities, forged documents, and proxy networks. According to the July 31, 2026 advisory, these operatives remotely secure freelance and full-time contracts…

North Korea’s Lazarus Group sharing tools with ransomware hackers, South Korean agencies warn

Cyberattack tools and infrastructure used by North Korea’s Lazarus Group appear to have been shared with ransomware criminals targeting South Korean organizations — further evidence of deepening entanglement between Pyongyang-backed hackers and the ransomware ecosystem.