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Korean gov’t officials targeted by North’s ‘journalist’ crypto hackers

North Korean hackers reportedly posed as South Korean journalists and government bodies in an attempt to steal crypto.

South Korea plans to bolster cybersecurity and seize North’s crypto

A new bill is reportedly set to unveil in South Korea that would bolster cybersecurity and go after North Korea’s stolen crypto bags.

North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Labrynth Chollima is behind last month’s JumpCloud breach, sources say.

Funds stolen in Lazarus attacks are reportedly used to help fund North Korea’s ambition of obtaining a nuclear warhead.

Israeli cybersecurity experts say the North Korean hackers posed as a supplier and used ‘unfamiliar tools’ to hack an unnamed crypto firm.