Phil Muncaster South Korean exchange Bithumb has been targeted by hackers for the second time in a year, this time losing over $31m in cryptocurrency. A notice from the firm,…
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North Korea's finest spent 2017 distributing RATs, wipers, and phish
And sent them mostly to South Korea, naturally By Richard Chirgwin North Korea’s black hats launched at least six extensive malware campaigns mostly against South Korean targets during 2017. That’s…
Bitcoin exchange Youbit shuts after second hack attack
A crypto-currency exchange in South Korea is shutting down after it was hacked for the second time in less than eight months. Youbit, which lets people buy and sell bitcoins…
LG Hit by WannaCry-Like Ransomware
By Phil Muncaster Security experts are scratching their heads after ransomware identical to WannaCry was found on LG self-service kiosks in South Korea this week. The kiosks, in LG service…
Hackers steal Bitcoin funds from Bithumb exchange traders
One of the world’s largest cyber-currency exchanges is under investigation after it acknowledged that one of its employee’s PCs had been hacked. South Korea-based Bithumb has said that it believes…
South Korean firm's 'record' ransom payment
South Korean web-hosting firm Nayana has agreed to pay a $1m ransom to unlock computers frozen by hackers. It is believed to be a record amount, although it is worth…