Iranian Hackers Targeted Major South Korean Electronics Maker in Espionage Campaign

What happened Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team has documented a broad cyber-espionage campaign by MuddyWater, the Iranian state-linked group also known as Seedworm and Static Kitten, targeting at least nine high-profile organizations across ...

Mustang Panda Deploys Updated LOTUSLITE Malware Against Indian Banks and South Korean Policy Targets

What happened Acronis researchers have identified a new variant of LOTUSLITE malware attributed with medium confidence to Mustang Panda, a Chinese nation-state threat group, targeting India’s banking sector and South Korean and ...
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Strategic Defense Innovation: Israel and South Korea’s Technological Partnership 

The Israel-South Korea defense partnership has evolved from basic procurement relationships into a sophisticated technological alliance ...
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UK, South Korea Warn of North Korea Supply-Chain Attacks

The cybersecurity agencies in the UK and South Korea are warning of the growing threat of North Korea-linked threat groups using zero-day and third-party exploits to launch software supply-chain attacks. The hackers ...
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U.S.-South Korea Forge Strategic Cybersecurity Framework

The United States and South Korea have crafted a “Strategic Cybersecurity Cooperation Framework.” The framework is part of recent bilateral accords intended to signal mutual adversaries and reaffirm the “ironclad commitment to ...
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Cops Cop Cl0p Ransomware Gang (or Maybe Not?)

The National Police of Ukraine is crowing about arresting eight alleged ransomware scrotes from the Clop gang ...
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Magniber ransomware improves, expands within Asia

Magniber ransomware improves, expands within Asia

After a controlled delivery focused on South Korea, an upgraded Magniber ransomware is now affecting other Asian countries. Categories: Exploits Threat analysis Tags: asiaEKmagniberMagnigateMagnitudeMalaysiaSouth KoreaTaiwan (Read more...) The post Magniber ransomware improves, ...
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Spy Group Targeted Air-Gapped Systems via Compromised Secure USB Drives

Security researchers have found evidence that a cyberespionage group has somehow compromised secure USB drives used by government agencies in South Korea, which might have allowed them to target air-gapped systems. “Weaponizing ...
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