Tag: korea
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Coupang CEO Resigns Following Major Data Breach Exposing 34 Million Customers
South Korea’s largest online retailer, Coupang, has been rocked by a massive data breach that exposed the personal details of nearly 34 million customers, forcing CEO Park Dae-jun to resign amid mounting scrutiny from regulators and the public. The breach, one of the most severe in South Korea’s history, reportedly included names, email addresses, phone…
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North Korea-linked Actors Exploit React2Shell to Deploy New EtherRAT Malware
Threat actors with ties to North Korea have likely become the latest to exploit the recently disclosed critical security React2Shell flaw in React Server Components (RSC) to deliver a previously undocumented remote access trojan dubbed EtherRAT.”EtherRAT leverages Ethereum smart contracts for command-and-control (C2) resolution, deploys five independent Linux persistence mechanisms, and First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Seoul cyber investigators seize data, devices from ‘South Korea’s Amazon’ following data breach
Cyber investigators from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency seized devices and data from one of the country’s largest tech firms to find evidence uncovering how the breach took place. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/seoul-cyber-investigators-seize-data-korea-tech-giant
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Maryland man sentenced for N. Korea IT worker scheme involving US government contracts
In a case that affected 13 companies, including U.S. government contractors, a Maryland man was sentenced to 15 months in prison for allowing North Korean nationals to use his identity. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/north-korea-it-worker-scheme-maryland-man-sentenced
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South Korean E-Commerce Giant Coupang Probes Massive Breach
Chinese Developer Formerly Employed by Company Suspected of Data Theft. South Korea’s biggest online retailer, Coupang, said a five-month breach exposed personal data pertaining to 34 million customers, and only came to light after it received an extortion demand. Police said a former developer at the company, a Chinese national who fled the country, is…
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South Korean E-Commerce Giant Coupang Probes Massive Breach
Chinese Developer Formerly Employed by Company Suspected of Data Theft. South Korea’s biggest online retailer, Coupang, said a five-month breach exposed personal data pertaining to 34 million customers, and only came to light after it received an extortion demand. Police said a former developer at the company, a Chinese national who fled the country, is…
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South Korean E-Commerce Giant Coupang Probes Massive Breach
Chinese Developer Formerly Employed by Company Suspected of Data Theft. South Korea’s biggest online retailer, Coupang, said a five-month breach exposed personal data pertaining to 34 million customers, and only came to light after it received an extortion demand. Police said a former developer at the company, a Chinese national who fled the country, is…
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North Korea lures engineers to rent identities in fake IT worker scheme
In an unprecedented intelligence operation, security researchers exposed how North Korean IT recruiters target and lure developers into renting their identities for illicit fundraising. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korea-lures-engineers-to-rent-identities-in-fake-it-worker-scheme/
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North Korea lures engineers to rent identities in fake IT worker scheme
In an unprecedented intelligence operation, security researchers exposed how North Korean IT recruiters target and lure developers into renting their identities for illicit fundraising. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korea-lures-engineers-to-rent-identities-in-fake-it-worker-scheme/
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Researchers Capture Lazarus APT’s Remote-Worker Scheme Live on Camera
A joint investigation led by Mauro Eldritch, founder of BCA LTD, conducted together with threat-intel initiative NorthScan and ANY.RUN, a solution for interactive malware analysis and threat intelligence, has uncovered one of North Korea’s most persistent infiltration schemes: a network of remote IT workers tied to Lazarus Group’s Famous Chollima division.For the first time, researchers…
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Researchers Capture Lazarus APT’s Remote-Worker Scheme Live on Camera
A joint investigation led by Mauro Eldritch, founder of BCA LTD, conducted together with threat-intel initiative NorthScan and ANY.RUN, a solution for interactive malware analysis and threat intelligence, has uncovered one of North Korea’s most persistent infiltration schemes: a network of remote IT workers tied to Lazarus Group’s Famous Chollima division.For the first time, researchers…
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Officials accuse North Korea’s Lazarus of $30 million theft from crypto exchange
Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday that South Korean government officials are involved in the investigation surrounding $30 million worth of cryptocurrency that was stolen from Upbit on Wednesday evening. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/officials-accuse-north-korea-hackers-of-attack-on-crypto-exchange
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Officials accuse North Korea’s Lazarus of $30 million theft from crypto exchange
Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday that South Korean government officials are involved in the investigation surrounding $30 million worth of cryptocurrency that was stolen from Upbit on Wednesday evening. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/officials-accuse-north-korea-hackers-of-attack-on-crypto-exchange
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Coupang Breach Exposes Data of Nearly 34 Million Customers
A massive Coupang breach exposed nearly 34 million customers, highlighting insider-risk dangers and gaps in South Korea’s data protections. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/coupang-breach-exposes-data-of-nearly-34-million-customers/
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Coupang Data Breach Affects All 33.7 Million South Korean Accounts
Coupang confirms a data breach affecting 33.7 million users in South Korea, exposing names, contacts and order details. Investigation is ongoing. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/coupang-data-breach-south-korean-accounts/
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Coupang Data Breach Affects All 33.7 Million South Korean Accounts
Coupang confirms a data breach affecting 33.7 million users in South Korea, exposing names, contacts and order details. Investigation is ongoing. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/coupang-data-breach-south-korean-accounts/
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South Korea’s Coupang Confirms 34 Million Customer Data Leak
The South Korean police are tracking the suspect behind a cyber-attack targeting e-commerce giant Coupang First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/south-korea-coupang-34m-customer/
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KimJongRAT Strikes Windows Users via Malicious HTA Files
Security researchers have confirmed that KimJongRAT, a sophisticated remote access Trojan attributed to the Kimsuky group and believed to be backed by North Korea, is being actively distributed via weaponized .hta files targeting Windows users. The discovery reveals a carefully orchestrated attack chain designed to harvest sensitive credentials and system information from compromised machines. The…
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Data breach hits ‘South Korea’s Amazon,’ potentially affecting 65% of country’s population
South Korean online retail giant Coupang apologized for a data breach that prompted an emergency meeting by senior government officials. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/coupang-south-korea-data-breach
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South Korea’s answer to Amazon admits breach exposed 33.7M customers
Coupang confirms internationally routed intrusion compromised more than half of the country’s population First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/12/01/coupang_breach/
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Data breach hits ‘South Korea’s Amazon,’ potentially affecting 65% of country’s population
South Korean online retail giant Coupang apologized for a data breach that prompted an emergency meeting by senior government officials. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/coupang-south-korea-data-breach
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Korea’s Coupang says data breach exposed nearly 34M customers’ personal information
E-commerce company Coupang has confirmed a massive data breach affecting 33.7 million customer accounts in South Korea. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/koreas-coupang-says-data-breach-exposed-nearly-34m-customers-personal-information/
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North Korea’s >>Contagious Interview<< Floods npm with 200 New Packages, Using Fake Crypto Jobs to Deploy OtterCookie Spyware
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North Korea’s >>Contagious Interview<< Floods npm with 200 New Packages, Using Fake Crypto Jobs to Deploy OtterCookie Spyware
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Contagious Interview campaign expands with 197 npm Ppackages spreading new OtterCookie malware
North Korea-linked actors behind Contagious Interview uploaded 197 new malicious npm packages to distribute a new OtterCookie malware version. North Korea-linked threat actors added 197 new malicious npm packages to spread updated OtterCookie malware as part of the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign, cybersecurity firm Socket warns. TheContagious Interviewcampaign, active since November 2023 and linked to…
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Rare APT Collaboration Emerges Between Russia and North Korea
Researchers say Russia’s Gamaredon and North Korea’s Lazarus may be sharing infrastructure, a rare APT collaboration. The post Rare APT Collaboration Emerges Between Russia and North Korea appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-apt-collaboration-russia-north-korea/
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Qilin Ransomware Turns South Korean MSP Breach Into 28-Victim ‘Korean Leaks’ Data Heist
Tags: attack, breach, data, finance, group, korea, leak, msp, north-korea, ransomware, service, supply-chainSouth Korea’s financial sector has been targeted by what has been described as a sophisticated supply chain attack that led to the deployment of Qilin ransomware.”This operation combined the capabilities of a major Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) group, Qilin, with potential involvement from North Korean state-affiliated actors (Moonstone Sleet), leveraging Managed Service Provider (MSP) First seen on…
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Rare APT Collaboration Emerges Between Russia and North Korea
Researchers say Russia’s Gamaredon and North Korea’s Lazarus may be sharing infrastructure, a rare APT collaboration. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/news-russia-north-korea-apt-collab/