Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Report: North Korea's APT38 Hacking Group Responsible For Robbing Tens Of Millions From Banks


ZDNet: North Korea's APT38 hacking group behind bank heists of over $100 million

New FireEye report provides insight into North Korea's financially-motivated hacking operations.

According to a new report published today by US cyber-security firm FireEye, there's a clear and visible distinction between North Korea's hacking units --with two groups specialized in political cyber-espionage, and a third focused only in cyber-heists at banks and financial institutions.

For the past four years, ever since the Sony hack of 2014, when the world realized North Korea was a serious player on the cyber-espionage scene, all three groups have been incessantly covered by news media under the umbrella term of Lazarus Group.

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Update #1: NKorea said to have stolen a fortune in online bank heists -- AP
Update #2: NKorea said to have stolen a fortune in online bank heists -- The Telegraph

WNU Editor: It seems that Kim Jong-un always wants more .... Kim Jong-un net worth: How does North Korea’s Supreme Leader earn his bllions? (Daily Star).

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