North Korean cybercriminal group ‘hacked’ S Korean nuclear institute

Cybercriminals from North Korea allegedly hacked into South Korea’s state-run nuclear research institute last month, the media reported.

South Korea’s main opposition People Power Party, claimed that 13 unauthorised IP addresses accessed the internal network of Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) and some of the IP addresses could be traced back to Kimsuky, a North Korean cyber espionage group, reports ZDNet.

According to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Kimsuky is likely tasked by the North Korean regime with a global intelligence-gathering mission.

The group has attacked South Korean facilities in the past too.