Cybersecurity

North Korean Hacker Group Seen Behind Crypto Attack in South

The same North Korean hacking outfit associated with the Sony Pictures Entertainment data theft was behind attacks on South Korean cryptocurrency users and exchanges toward the end of last year, U.S.-based researchers said.

A South Korean weekly newspaper displaying a photograph of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un on its front page is seen at a kiosk shortly before the inter-Korean talks in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. North Korea said it would send athletes and a high-level delegation to the Winter Olympics in South Korea next month, and wants to resolve issues on the divided peninsula through dialogue and negotiations.Photographer: Jean Chung/Bloomberg

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By Nour Al Ali

January 16, 2018 at 2:52 PM UTC

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Lazarus Group, an organization thought be tied to the North Korean government, launched a so-called spear-phishing campaign against crypto users in the weeks preceding the opening of talks with South Korea, according to a report Tuesday from Insikt, a research team at Recorded Future.