The United States and South Korea on Friday issued a joint cybersecurity advisory against Kimsuky, a North Korean hacking group accused of stealing “high-tech” information for North Korea’s satellite development.
The advisory [pdf] was issued following North Korea’s recent launch of a military spy satellite into space, which ended in failure due to a rocket malfunction. South Korea also imposed sanctions against Kimsuky.
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry alleged that Kimsuky had been collecting information from individuals and institutions in diplomacy, security, and national defense and giving it to the North Korean regime.
“North Korean hacking organizations, including Kimsuky, have been directly or indirectly involved in North Korea’s so-called satellite development by stealing cutting-edge technologies worldwide related to weapon development, satellites, and space,” the ministry stated….