"北, 가상화폐 비트코인 거래소 해킹 시도"+ "北, 한국은행 수차례 해킹 시도"
South Korean police have concluded that North Korea was behind recent attempts to hack South Korea's virtual money exchanges.
Local officials also say the nature of North Korea's cyberattacks are changing,... as the cash-strapped regime targets cryptocurrency like Bitcoins to obtain funds.
Kim Hyo-sun reports. North Korean hackers targeted at least four Bitcoin exchanges in South Korea earlier this year in a bid to steal the digital currency.
South Korea's cyber police said Wednesday that North Korean hackers sent emails that appeared innocuous, but contained malicious software applications.
In ten e-mails that were sent to 25 workers at four different Bitcoin exchanges, the hackers disguised themselves as South Korean officials from public institutions, such as the police, prosecution or Seoul City Government.
While no damages were reported,... there's speculation the cash-strapped regime, which is heavily sanctioned by the UN,... is increasingly turning to digital currency to obtain funds.
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"North Korea's cyberattacks used to be aimed at seizing private information or causing social strife in South Korea. The attacks are now aimed at extorting money."
Last year, North Korea stole the personal data of more than ten million customers from South Korea's Interpark,... an online auction and shopping site,... and held it for ransom in exchange for nearly two-point-six million U.S. dollars in Bitcoin.
And a report released earlier this week by lawmaker Shim Jae-chul of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party showed North Korea attempted to hack South Korea's central bank on multiple occasions this year as well.
Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.
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