North Korean Hackers Target Security Researchers — Again

For the second time in the last few years, North Korean state-sponsored attackers targeted security researchers. With an all new zero-day vulnerability, fake software tool, and extensive phishing, these operations are aiming to not only steal information but also gather insight into defense mechanisms. Critical Start’s Senior Manager of Cyber Threat Research, Callie Guenther, sat down with Dark Reading to talk about the recent return of these threat actors, and their strategic targeting of those involved in cybersecurity research.

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