NUKE HACK
Cyber attackers backed by North Korea carrying out global campaign to ‘steal military and nuclear secrets’
The alarm was issued by the National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ
CYBER attackers backed by North Korea are carrying out a global campaign to steal military and nuclear secrets, UK intelligence services revealed.
The Andariel group has also targeted medical, energy and engineering sectors to bolster tyrant Kim Jong Un.
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It has tried to get design drawings, project details and contract specifications.
It has also been singling out US healthcare companies to extort cash to fund yet more attacks.
And it has hit both the US and South Korea with espionage and ransomware assaults at the same time.
The alarm was issued by the National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, as well as by US and South Korea spooks.
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Paul Chichester, NCSC director of operations, said: “The global cyber operation that we have exposed today shows the lengths that state-sponsored actors are willing to go to pursue their military and nuclear programmes.
“It should remind critical infrastructure operators of the importance of protecting the sensitive information and intellectual property they hold on their systems.
“The NCSC, alongside our US and Korean partners, strongly encourage network defenders to follow the guidance set out in this advisory to ensure they have strong protections in place to prevent this malicious activity.”
Andariel has launched ‘destructive’ attacks targeting the US and South Korea with both espionage and ransomware assaults at the same time.
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