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Targeting of South Korean diplomats, professors, and researchers

Date (as written)
Aug 2022
Year
2022
Country
Six professors at different universities in South Korea, three think tank researchers, the former South Korean ambassador to the UN, a prominent diplomat in the South Korean government, and a representative on the Research Council for North Korea
Actors (as written)
Kimsuky
Actor pages
Kimsuky
Tags (as written)
Espionage; Civil society Government

Source entries (1)

CFR Cyber Operations Tracker

Targeting of South Korean diplomats, professors, and researchers · Aug 2022
Kimsuky was found launching spear-phishing attacks against numerous current and former South Korean diplomats and prominent foreign policy academics in South Korea.
https://www.cfr.org/cyber-operations/targeting-of-south-korean-diplomats-professors-and-researchers
https://securelist.com/kimsukys-golddragon-cluster-and-its-c2-operations/107258/

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