Two South Koreans indicted for allegedly colluding with North Korean hackers



News Two South Koreans indicted for allegedly colluding with North Korean hackers Prosecutors have accused data recovery firm of working with Lazarus Group to extort some $2M from over 700 victims Shreyas Reddy November 21, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Illustration of locked computer file in chains South Korean authorities have arrested and indicted the operators of a data recovery company for allegedly colluding with North Korean cybercriminals to extort money from over 700 victims. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office has charged the unnamed head of the South Korean company and another employee as co-conspirators in racketeering, according to a press release on Monday. South Korean authorities have arrested and indicted the operators of a data recovery company for allegedly colluding with North Korean cybercriminals to extort money from over 700 victims. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office has charged the unnamed head of the South Korean company and another employee as co-conspirators in racketeering, according to a press release on Monday. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Two South Koreans indicted for allegedly colluding with North Korean hackers

Prosecutors have accused data recovery firm of working with Lazarus Group to extort some $2M from over 700 victims

Shreyas Reddy November 21, 2023

Two South Koreans indicted for allegedly colluding with North Korean hackers

Illustration of locked computer file in chains

South Korean authorities have arrested and indicted the operators of a data recovery company for allegedly colluding with North Korean cybercriminals to extort money from over 700 victims.

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office has charged the unnamed head of the South Korean company and another employee as co-conspirators in racketeering, according to a press release on Monday.

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