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Nils Weisensee

Nils Weisensee

Nils Weisensee is Chief Product Officer at Korea Risk Group and covers cybersecurity for NK PRO. He previously founded information security firm Frontier Intelligence, served as head of operations at non-profit Choson Exchange, and was a reporter for DAPD and the Associated Press.

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North Korean hacker masquerades as IT worker in elaborate infiltration attempt

North Korean hacker masquerades as IT worker in elaborate infiltration attempt

Cybersecurity firm reveals sophisticated identity theft using AI images, likely to raise funds through remote work

North Korean hacker masquerades as IT worker in elaborate infiltration attempt
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Nils Weisensee July 24, 2024
North Korean cybercriminals posing as employers to spread new MacOS malware
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North Korean cybercriminals posing as employers to spread new MacOS malware

Researcher says new phishing campaign cloned website for video call app to trick jobseekers into infecting themselves

North Korean cybercriminals posing as employers to spread new MacOS malware
North Korea likely has ‘expertise’ to steal more NFTs to fund regime, US says

North Korea likely has ‘expertise’ to steal more NFTs to fund regime, US says

New Treasury report on nonfungible tokens highlights illicit finance risks of DPRK cybercrime groups

North Korea likely has ‘expertise’ to steal more NFTs to fund regime, US says
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee May 30, 2024
New North Korean cybercrime group demands millions in ransom payments
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New North Korean cybercrime group demands millions in ransom payments

DPRK-linked hackers compromised defense firm with new malware before demanding unusually high payout, Microsoft says

New North Korean cybercrime group demands millions in ransom payments
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Nils Weisensee May 29, 2024
North Korean hackers target DPRK experts and media in new phishing attacks
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North Korean hackers target DPRK experts and media in new phishing attacks

Security firm finds ScarCruft cybercriminals used signature malware and will likely do so again in future campaigns

North Korean hackers target DPRK experts and media in new phishing attacks
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Nils Weisensee | Shreyas Reddy January 22, 2024
North Korean hackers break into US software firms in latest supply chain hack
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North Korean hackers break into US software firms in latest supply chain hack

Spear-phishing remains tactic of choice as Lazarus group targets JumpCloud systems and GitHub users

North Korean hackers break into US software firms in latest supply chain hack
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee July 21, 2023
North Korean hackers target NK Pro readers with malicious websites, emails, docs
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North Korean hackers target NK Pro readers with malicious websites, emails, docs

Kimsuky group aims to access subscriber content and gather intelligence with new phishing campaign, researchers find

North Korean hackers target NK Pro readers with malicious websites, emails, docs
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee June 6, 2023
North Korean hackers target defectors and journalists with new recon malware
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North Korean hackers target defectors and journalists with new recon malware

Kimsuky threat group’s campaign seeks to collect information for ‘subsequent precision attacks,’ researchers say

North Korean hackers target defectors and journalists with new recon malware
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Nils Weisensee May 23, 2023
North Korean hackers target experts and journalists with advanced recon malware
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North Korean hackers target experts and journalists with advanced recon malware

Researchers say BabyShark variant discovered in email to NK Pro reporter can gather info to facilitate precision attacks

North Korean hackers target experts and journalists with advanced recon malware
Hacked videoconferencing firm 3CX says North Korea behind massive intrusion
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Hacked videoconferencing firm 3CX says North Korea behind massive intrusion

Company cites researchers’ ‘high confidence’ that DPRK target MacOS and Windows with malware and took control of devices

Hacked videoconferencing firm 3CX says North Korea behind massive intrusion
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee April 12, 2023
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