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CSIS entry 990

Date (as written)
October 2015
Year
2015
Actor pages
North Korea’s General Reconnaissance Bureau

Source entries (9)

CSIS Significant Cyber Incidents

CSIS entry 990 · October 2015
The ROK National Intelligence Service attributed hacks at the National Assembly, the Ministry of Unification, and the Blue House to North Korea’s General Reconnaissance Bureau.
https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2026-07/260706_Significant_Cyber_Events.pdf?VersionId=1Li2342elpx5OV3lnGEYyXXB_LRbGnPm

EuRepoC

South Korean Lawmakers Hack · 01.10.2015
North Korean hackers stole files from the computers of South Korean lawmakers and hacked into servers at the presidential Blue House,according to Seoul's spyagency. South Korea's NationaI Intelligence Service said Tuesday government auditdata was stolen from three personal computers that belong to members of the National Assembly,News is reported.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/10/20/Spy-agency-North-Korea-hackers-stole-sensitive-South-Korean-data/9041445353950/

Dyadic Cyber Incident Dataset v2

SK govt network breach · 10/3/2015
SK lawmakers and govt networks breached, sensistive info stolen
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/10/20/Spy-agency-North-Korea-hackers-stole-sensitive-South-Korean-data/9041445353950/
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/privacy-compliance/article-29-working-party-still-not-happy-with-windows-10-privacy-controls/448582/

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

Blue House · 2015-10-21
South Korea's intelligence agency reports that North Korean hackers accessed servers belonging to the Blue House, the executive office of South Korea, and stole data from computers belonging to members of the nation's legislature.
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/north-korean-hackers-breach-south-koreas-executive-office-servers/

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

South Korean Defense Ministry · 2015-10-20
A threat actor compromised government networks affiliated with members of the South Korean parliament. The threat actor, believed to be North Korea, also attempted to compromise the Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry, and the Blue House.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/10/20/Spy-agency-North-Korea-hackers-stole-sensitive-South-Korean-data/9041445353950/

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

South Korean Foreign Ministry · 2015-10-20
A threat actor compromised government networks affiliated with members of the South Korean parliament. The threat actor, believed to be North Korea, also attempted to compromise the Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry, and the Blue House.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/10/20/Spy-agency-North-Korea-hackers-stole-sensitive-South-Korean-data/9041445353950/

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

South Korean National Assembly · 2015-10-20
A threat actor compromised government networks affiliated with members of the South Korean parliament. The threat actor, believed to be North Korea, also attempted to compromise the Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry, and the Blue House.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/10/20/Spy-agency-North-Korea-hackers-stole-sensitive-South-Korean-data/9041445353950/

CFR Cyber Operations Tracker

Compromise of South Korean government computers (2015) · Oct 2015
A threat actor compromised government networks affiliated with members of the South Korean parliament. The threat actor also attempted to compromise the Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry, and the Blue House.
https://www.cfr.org/cyber-operations/compromise-of-south-korean-government-computers-2015
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/10/20/Spy-agency-North-Korea-hackers-stole-sensitive-South-Korean-data/9041445353950/
http://www.scmagazine.com/north-korean-hackers-breach-south-koreas-executive-office-servers/article/448582/

Hackmageddon cyber attacks timelines (Paolo Passeri)

South Korea · 21/10/2015
South Korea's intelligence agency reports that North Korean hackers accessed servers belonging to the Blue House, the executive office of South Korea, and stole data from computers belonging to members the nation's legislature.
https://www.hackmageddon.com/2015/11/06/16-31-october-2015-cyber-attacks-timeline/
http://www.scmagazine.com/north-korean-hackers-breach-south-koreas-executive-office-servers/article/448582/

Values found later for empty fields

country: ROK
The ROK National Intelligence Service attributed hacks at the National Assembly, the Ministry of Unification, and the Blue House to North Korea’s General Reconnaissance Bureau.
https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2026-07/260706_Significant_Cyber_Events.pdf?VersionId=1Li2342elpx5OV3lnGEYyXXB_LRbGnPm
actors: North Korea’s General Reconnaissance Bureau
The ROK National Intelligence Service attributed hacks at the National Assembly, the Ministry of Unification, and the Blue House to North Korea’s General Reconnaissance Bureau.
https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2026-07/260706_Significant_Cyber_Events.pdf?VersionId=1Li2342elpx5OV3lnGEYyXXB_LRbGnPm

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