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CSIS entry 977

Date (as written)
March 2016
Year
2016

Source entries (7)

CSIS Significant Cyber Incidents

CSIS entry 977 · March 2016
North Korean hackers broke into the smartphones of a dozen South Korean officials, accessing phone conversations, text messages, and other sensitive information.
https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2026-07/260706_Significant_Cyber_Events.pdf?VersionId=1Li2342elpx5OV3lnGEYyXXB_LRbGnPm

EuRepoC

North Korean Hack of south-korean Government Smartphones · 01.02.2016
North Korea hacked smartphones of senior South Korean government officials and made 10,000 zombie PCs worldwide in January alone, National Intelligence Service announced following a committee meeting for national cybersecurity.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/south-korea-claims-north-hacked-government-officials-smartphones/

CISSM Cyber Events Database (copy exported 21 Apr 2023, via github.com/holisticinfosec/CISSM-EDA)

Senior South Korean government officials · 2016-03-08
The South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) claims that North Korea hacked the smartphones of senior South Korean government officials and stole call history, texts, and even voice calls.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/south-korea-claims-north-hacked-government-officials-smartphones/

Hackmageddon cyber attacks timelines (Paolo Passeri)

South Korea · 08/03/2016
The South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) claims that North Korea hacked the smartphones of senior South Korean government officials and stole call history, texts, and even voice calls. South Korean officials’ smartphones were attacked between the end of February and early March using texts to plant malicious codes.
https://www.hackmageddon.com/2016/04/04/1-15-march-2016-cyber-attacks-timeline/
http://www.zdnet.com/article/south-korea-claims-north-hacked-government-officials-smartphones/

보안뉴스 (boannews)

정부 주요 인사 스마트폰·보안SW·철도 공격 [기사: 북한 사이버공격, 스마트폰·보안SW·철도 등 전방위] · 2016-03-08
한이 최근 정부 주요 인사 수십명의 스마트폰을 공격해 해킹된 스마트폰에서 문자메시지·음성통화 내용까지 가져간 것으로 확인됐다. 현재 관계기관 합동으로 악성코드 차
https://www.boannews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=49868

Boannews 보안뉴스 (boannews.com)

북한 사이버공격, 스마트폰·보안SW·철도 등 전방위 · 2016-03-08
attribution sentence(s): 북한 사이버공격, 정부 주요인사 스마트폰·보안소프트웨어 제작업체 해킹 | [보안뉴스 김경애] 북한이 최근 정부 주요 | 국정원 측은 “북한은 지난 2월말부터 3월초 사이에 정부 주요
https://m.boannews.com/html/detail.html?idx=49868

Electronic Times (etnews) 전자신문 (etnews.com)

국정원 "北, 외교안보·군 책임자 40명 해킹... 최근 한달간 사이버 공격 2배 급증" · 2016-03-11
attribution sentence(s): 최근 한달간 북한 발 사이버 공격이 평소 대비 2배로 급증했다. | 최근 한달간 북한 발 사이버 공격이 평소 대비 2배로 급증한 것으로 나타났다.ⓒ게티이미지뱅크 | 국정원은 정보위 긴급 현안보고에서 북한이 지난 1월부터 언론사 홈페이지를 해킹한 사실도 밝혔다.
https://www.etnews.com/20160311000265

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country: South Korean
North Korean hackers broke into the smartphones of a dozen South Korean officials, accessing phone conversations, text messages, and other sensitive information.
https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2026-07/260706_Significant_Cyber_Events.pdf?VersionId=1Li2342elpx5OV3lnGEYyXXB_LRbGnPm

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