By Ju-min Park
SEOUL (Reuters) – Suspected North Korean hackers have focused a joint U.S.-South Korea army train being held this week although categorised info has not been compromised, South Korean police stated on Sunday.
South Korean and U.S. forces will on Monday start 11-day Ulchi Freedom Guardian summer time workouts to enhance their means to reply to North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats.
North Korea objects to such workouts saying they’re preparations by the U.S. and its South Korean ally for an invasion of it.
The hackers had been believed to be linked to a North Korean group that researchers name Kimsuky, they usually carried out their hack by way of emails to South Korean contractors working on the South Korea-U.S. mixed train struggle simulation centre, the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Company stated in a press release.
“It was confirmed that military-related info was not stolen,” police stated in a press release on Sunday.
North Korea has beforehand denied any function in cyberattacks.
The Kimsuky hackers has lengthy used “spear-phishing” emails that trick targets into giving up passwords or clicking attachments or hyperlinks that load malware, in response to researchers.
South Korean police and the U.S. army performed a joint investigation and located the IP tackle used within the hacking try matched one recognized in a 2014 hack towards South Korea’s nuclear reactor operator, police stated.
At the moment, South Korea accused North Korea of being behind that cyberattack.
(Reporting by Ju-min Park; Enhancing by Josh Smith, Robert Birsel)
