NORTH KOREA – Computer Security Articles

CISA issues alert with South Korean government about DPRK’s ransomware antics

February 13, 2023 admin andariel, APT, cisa, conti, democratic people’s republic of korea, dprk, EK, EternalBlue, exploit kit, h0lygh0st, Lazarus Group, magniber, magnitude exploit kit, maui, news, NORTH KOREA, plutonium, ransomware, silent chollima, stonefly, WannaCry

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: CISA

Tags: ransomware

Tags: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Tags: DPRK

Tags: North Korea

Tags: WannaCry

Tags: EternalBlue

Tags: Lazarus Group

Tags: APT

Tags: Magniber

Tags: Magnitude exploit kit

Tags: exploit kit

Tags: EK

Tags: Andariel

Tags: Silent Chollima

Tags: Stonefly

Tags: Maui

Tags: H0lyGh0st

Tags: PLUTONIUM

Tags: Conti

The tactics of North Korean-sponsored ransomware cyberattacks against the healthcare sector and other vital infrastructure are highlighted in the latest #StopRansomware alert.

MalwareBytes Security

North Korean APT targets US healthcare sector with Maui ransomware

July 10, 2022 admin APT, cisa, conti, cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency, department of treasury, FBI, federal bureau of investigations, jen easterly, maui, maui ransomware, NORTH KOREA, north korean apt, raas, ransom.maui, ransomware, ShiOne, treasury

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2022 21:43:29 +0000

CISA warns of an unusual ransomware.

The post North Korean APT targets US healthcare sector with Maui ransomware appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

MalwareBytes Security

North Korean Lazarus APT group targets blockchain tech companies

April 19, 2022 admin AppleJeus, APT, apt38, BlockChain, crypto, Lazarus, NORTH KOREA, patch management, Social engineering, spearphishing

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:56:55 +0000

The Lazarus Group is targeting companies involved in blockchain technology.

The post North Korean Lazarus APT group targets blockchain tech companies appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

MalwareBytes Security

The Advanced Persistent Threat files: Lazarus Group

March 12, 2019 admin APT, criminals, Lazarus, NORTH KOREA, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:27:02 +0000

Lazarus Group, the threat actors likely behind the Sony breach and WannaCry outbreak, are in the news again. Here’s what you need to know about this North Korean organization, and what you should do to protect against such nation-state attacks.

Categories:

Tags: APT Lazarus North Korea

MalwareBytes Security

Ryuk ransomware attacks businesses over the holidays

January 8, 2019 admin attribution, BitPaymer ransomware, christmas, cybercrime, data resolution, dataresolution.net, emotet, exploit, Hermes, Holiday, Lazarus, malicious office documents, malspam, malware, malwarebytes anti-exploit, malwarebytes anti-ransomware, NORTH KOREA, Onslow water and sewer authority, OWASA, protection, ransom, ransomware, ryuk, stats, Tips, tribune publishing, trickbot

Credit to Author: Adam Kujawa| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 19:49:45 +0000

Over the holiday, a little-known ransomware family called Ryuk caused serious damage to numerous organizations. The attacks leave a lot of questions unanswered. What do we know so far?

Categories:

Tags: attribution BitPaymer ransomware Christmas data resolution dataresolution.net emotet exploit Hermes holiday Lazarus malicious office documents malspam malwarebytes anti-exploit malwarebytes anti-ransomware North Korea Onslow water and sewer authority OWASA protection ransom ransomware ryuk stats tips tribune publishing trickbot

MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (October 22 – 28)

October 29, 2018 admin Airline, bad ads, British Airways, cathartic pacific breach, Crypto scams, extortion, mac malware, malware, NORTH KOREA, phishing, Security world, Vulnerability, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 17:00:00 +0000

A roundup of security news from October 22 to October 28, including more headaches for airlines, how to avoid being a victim of a sextortion scam, and problems with search engines, browsers, and email.

Categories:

Tags: airline bad ads British Airways cathartic pacific breach Crypto scams extortion mac malware malware North Korea phishing vulnerability

(Read more…)

The post A week in security (October 22 – 28) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Independent MotherBoard Security