Cybersecurity
North Korean Hackers Breach Two South Korean Chip Gear Makers
- The state-sponsored group made off with blueprints and intel
- Spy agency warns the North may be preparing to make chips
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Cyberattackers backed by Pyongyang have infiltrated two South Korean semiconductor equipment firms since last year, potentially to steal intel for a domestic chipmaking program, Seoul’s spy agency said on Monday.
The agency advised companies to take precautions after detecting attacks from the North in December and this past February, in which hackers stole blueprints of products and manufacturing facilities. They employed a technique dubbed “living off the land,” which relies on installed software and is harder to detect, the National Intelligence Service said in a statement.