AI The Web Think tank warns that North Korea could use Western cloud services for AI-powered military applications The hermit nation is a big fan of artificial intelligence By Rob Thubron, January 24, 2024, 8:32 AM
Security FBI warns that North Korean hackers are targeting US healthcare organizations with ransomware attacks It's been happening for over a year now By Rob Thubron, July 7, 2022, 5:20 AM
Security Tech Culture Crypto winter wipes out large chunk of North Korea's weapons program funding The hermit kingdom is struggling to use its ill-gotten digital assets By Adrian Potoroaca, June 30, 2022, 12:39 PM 8 comments
Security Industry North Korean hackers launch attack using Windows Update and GitHub The attack was identified while analyzing a spear phishing campaign against Lockheed Martin By Jimmy Pezzone, January 29, 2022, 1:40 PM 17 comments
Tech Culture US citizen faces almost seven years in jail for helping North Korea get into the crypto business Probably not worth it By Rob Thubron, September 28, 2021, 11:07 AM
Google Security Google warns of a North Korean social engineering campaign targeting security researchers The hackers used various methods to masquerade as legitimate researchers By David Matthews, January 26, 2021, 6:51 PM
Security The Web North Korean hackers are skimming card details from online shoppers The notorious Lazarus Group has been linked to the attacks By Rob Thubron, July 6, 2020, 7:58 AM
Tech Culture FBI arrests Ethereum expert accused of assisting North Korea in evading US sanctions Griffith could be facing up to 20 years in jail By Adrian Potoroaca, December 2, 2019, 10:23 AM 7 comments
Security Leaked U.N. report says North Korea has stolen billions of dollars in cyberattacks to fund its weapons program An estimated $2 billion went into its nuclear weapons program By Adrian Potoroaca, August 6, 2019, 4:28 PM 16 comments
Industry North Korea's 3G network reportedly built in secret with help from Huawei The Chinese company uses US tech in some of its components, thus violating US sanctions on North Korea By Cal Jeffrey, July 22, 2019, 1:11 PM
Security Was North Korea behind disruptive cyberattack on multiple US newspapers? Did the Lazarus Group strike again? By Rob Thubron, December 30, 2018, 10:59 AM 11 comments
Security North Korea-linked hackers go after defectors using malware-loaded apps in Play Store Not the Lazarus Group, surprisingly By Rob Thubron, May 20, 2018, 11:05 AM
Tech Culture Security Drone-catching drones are at the ready for security at PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics guarded by new tech By Greg Synek, January 31, 2018, 10:27 AM
Security US says North Korea was "directly responsible" for WannaCry ransomware Many experts have already blamed the Lazarus Group for WannaCry By Rob Thubron, December 19, 2017, 5:30 AM 10 comments
Security North Korean hackers are targeting cryptocurrency workers Looks like the Lazarus Group is at it again By Rob Thubron, December 18, 2017, 6:15 AM
Security British government publicly blames North Korea for WannaCry malware Doctrine of determent suggested for preventing future attacks By Greg Synek, October 27, 2017, 10:58 AM 8 comments
Security Another security agency places blame for WannaCry on North Korea The NSA and various security groups also suspect the hermit nation By Rob Thubron, June 16, 2017, 4:30 PM
Apple North Korea shreds Apple's iPad trademark with state-sponsored copycat As limp as its missiles, but North Koreans who can afford it should be happy to get anything By Cal Jeffrey, May 31, 2017, 2:15 PM 9 comments
Security North Korea starts to emerge as prime suspect behind WannaCry ransomware Has the Lazarus Group struck again? By Rob Thubron, May 16, 2017, 6:15 AM 13 comments
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: Street Fighter V opens backdoor, N. Korea has 28 websites, state of 4K gaming By Matthew DeCarlo, September 25, 2016, 12:00 PM
Industry Security Sony Pictures hack serving as the basis for upcoming cyber security documentary By Shawn Knight, June 3, 2015, 3:15 PM
The Web Security WikiLeaks publishes Sony's hacked e-mails, documents in searchable format By Shawn Knight, April 16, 2015, 4:30 PM
Industry Security The NSA was already tracking the North Korean hackers that brought down Sony Pictures By Justin Kahn, January 19, 2015, 2:30 PM 16 comments
Security FBI director claims "sloppy" North Korean hackers revealed their IP addresses By Shawn Knight, January 7, 2015, 6:45 PM
The Web North Korea's Internet connection goes cold just days after President Obama promised a response By Shawn Knight, December 22, 2014, 4:00 PM 23 comments