SEOUL, November 10 (AJP) - North Korean hackers have remotely inflicted smartphones and PCs with malware and bogus apps to steal sensitive data, according to a report released on Monday by Genians, a South Korean cybersecurity company.
According to the report, one case involved a hacker who reset a South Korean psychologist's Android-based smartphone and used a stolen KakaoTalk account to spread malware disguised as a "stress relief program" to the victim's contacts in early September.
Another similar attack targeted a North Korean human rights activist, affecting dozens of the activist's contacts on Sept. 15. The attackers tricked them into installing malicious software by posing as trusted acquaintances.
They also infiltrated devices, used Google location services to track when victims were away from home or work, and then remotely reset the devices.
"The use of various tactics to delete data and carry out other attacks appears unprecedented," the report said, highlighting North Korea's increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks.
* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
According to the report, one case involved a hacker who reset a South Korean psychologist's Android-based smartphone and used a stolen KakaoTalk account to spread malware disguised as a "stress relief program" to the victim's contacts in early September.
Another similar attack targeted a North Korean human rights activist, affecting dozens of the activist's contacts on Sept. 15. The attackers tricked them into installing malicious software by posing as trusted acquaintances.
They also infiltrated devices, used Google location services to track when victims were away from home or work, and then remotely reset the devices.
"The use of various tactics to delete data and carry out other attacks appears unprecedented," the report said, highlighting North Korea's increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks.
* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
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