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N. Korean hackers breached 10 defense contractors in South for months


Police in South Korea say they may have only detected the “tip of the iceberg” of information that hackers got their hands on

Based on factors such as IP addresses, routing methods, and types of code, the police determined that North Korean hacking organizations were responsible for the attack. Kimsuky, the most well-known of North Korea’s hacking organizations, intercepted information by taking advantage of weaknesses in partner companies’ groupware email servers. An official with the police said this was “the first instance we’ve found of North Korean hacking organizations — which have been known in the past to divide up duties — waging a coordinated all-out attack with the common goal of seizing defense industry technology.”

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