Employees monitoring possible ransomware cyberattacks at the Korea Internet and Security Agency in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AP Employees monitoring possible ransomware cyberattacks at the Korea Internet and Security Agency in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AP
Employees monitoring possible ransomware cyberattacks at the Korea Internet and Security Agency in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AP
North Korea
Asia /  East Asia

UN investigates after North Korean hackers steal millions from 17 countries

  • South Korea was hardest-hit, the victim of 10 North Korean cyberattacks, followed by India with three attacks, and Bangladesh and Chile with two each
  • Increasingly sophisticated attacks are ‘low risk and high yield’, often requiring just a laptop computer and internet access, experts said

Topic |   North Korea
Associated Press
Associated Press

Updated: 11:12am, 14 Aug, 2019

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Employees monitoring possible ransomware cyberattacks at the Korea Internet and Security Agency in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AP Employees monitoring possible ransomware cyberattacks at the Korea Internet and Security Agency in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AP
Employees monitoring possible ransomware cyberattacks at the Korea Internet and Security Agency in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AP
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