#South Korea
7 stories taggedSouth Korea.
Hackers Built Malware That Perfectly Mimics Korean and Taiwanese Email Security Boxes
Rapid7 has documented a set of Linux implants so well-tailored to their target appliances that they impersonate specific product files, ports, and processes used in real telecom environments across South Korea and Taiwan.
'Ted' Backdoor Found Baked Into HAProxy Builds at Two South Korean Firms
A never-before-seen Linux implant was compiled straight into the load balancers, letting attackers read web traffic and swap pages for chosen visitors.
A South Korean startup portal left its own encryption key inside the API, and attackers walked in
Encrypted user data isn't protected if the key to unlock it ships alongside the data. A government-backed platform in South Korea just learned that the hard way.
South Korea hits KT with $39 million fine after hackers ran a fake mobile tower for 11 months
A lost cellular base station gave attackers a valid certificate, letting them pose as KT's network and drain money from customer phones.
North Korea-Linked Hackers Booby-Trap Korean Websites to Push Backdoors via AnySign4PC Flaw
A state-sponsored crew hijacked trusted South Korean sites and abused a weakness in a widely installed banking security tool to plant SIGNBT and COPPERHEDGE malware, no click required.
South Korea's Diplomatic Academy Breached, Personal Data of Diplomats Compromised
For ten months, hackers quietly worked through the National Diplomatic Academy's online education system, walking out with personal data on diplomats serving South Korea abroad.
AI Is Cutting the Time to Find a Hack From Weeks to Hours. Here Is What Security Teams Should Do About It.
South Korean hacker-turned-CEO Park Chan-am told a government security forum that artificial intelligence has shattered old assumptions about how fast criminals break into corporate systems, and that most organisations aren't ready.