South Korea Launches First Commercial-Grade Satellite, As North Korea Plans First Spy Satellite

South Korea successfully launched a commercial-grade satellite for the first time Thursday as part of its growing space development program, as rival North Korea is pushing to place its first military spy satellite into orbit.The two Koreas, technically in a state of war, have no military reconnaissance satellites of their own and both are eager to possess them. The South Korean launch Thursday

May 25, 2023
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The US government sanctioned four entities and one individual for supporting cyber operations conducted by North Korea

The US Department of the Treasury sanctioned four entities and one individual for their role in cyber operations conducted by North Korea. The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against four entities and one individual for their role in malicious cyber operations conducted to support the government of […]

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May 24, 2023
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President Biden’s Nuclear Posture Review…Seven Months Later

With the release of the National Security Strategy (NSS), National Defense Strategy (NDS), and Nuclear Posture Review(NPR) in October 2022, we now have enough time and distance from their publication to evaluate the Biden administration’s long-awaited look at its view toward nuclear weapons and the nation’s two primary threats Russia and China. With Russia waiting […]

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May 23, 2023
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President Biden’s Nuclear Posture Review…Seven Months Later

With the release of the National Security Strategy (NSS), National Defense Strategy (NDS), and Nuclear Posture Review(NPR) in October 2022, we now have enough time and distance from their publication to evaluate the Biden administration’s long-awaited look at its view toward nuclear weapons and the nation’s two primary threats Russia and China. With Russia waiting […]

May 23, 2023
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North Korea-linked APT breached the Seoul National University Hospital

The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) warns that a North Korea-linked APT group had breached the Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH). The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) revealed that a North Korea-linked APT group has breached one of the largest hospitals in the country, the Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH). The security breach took place […]

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May 11, 2023
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North Korea-linked Kimsuky APT uses new recon tool ReconShark

North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky has been observed using a new reconnaissance tool dubbed ReconShark in a recent campaign. SentinelOne researchers observed an ongoing campaign from North Korea-linked Kimsuky Group that is using a new malware called ReconShark. The reconnaissance tool is delivered through spear-phishing emails, OneDrive links leading to document weaponized downloads, and the execution of malicious […]

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May 5, 2023
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North Korea-linked ScarCruft APT uses large LNK files in infection chains

North Korea-linked ScarCruft APT group started using oversized LNK files to deliver the RokRAT malware starting in early July 2022. Check Point researchers reported that the infection chains observed in the attacks attributed to North Korea-linked ScarCruft APT group (aka APT37, Reaper, and Group123) since 2022 have stopped heavily relying on malicious documents to deliver malware and instead […]

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May 2, 2023
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