📚 South Korea Says North Korea Hacked Email Accounts of 56 State Officials

South Korean investigators revealed this morning that they detected over 90 attempts to hack the email accounts of various state officials, of which 56 were successful. State prosecutors say they are sure that North Korea was behind the attacks. Officials claim the hackers used the same techniques they employed in similar attacks they carried out against South Korean officials back in 2014. Hacker used spear-phishing emails and 27 phishing sites According to details released to the South Korean press, the investigators discovered 27 phishing sites that the attackers had used to lure officials and collect their login credentials for various email services. Officials explain they took down the phishing sites with the help of local Internet service providers. The hackers supposedly used spear-phishing disguised as emails coming from fellow workers asking for access to critical information. Attackers targeted South Korean diplomats, security offici... ...