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Prominent cybersecurity researchers among those targeted in North Korean hacking campaign Industry shocked by APT-linked attacks exploiting zero-day browser and OS vulnerabilities Security researchers are becoming the target of a widespread hacking campaign attributed to North Korea’s state-sponsored actors. Yesterday (January 25), Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) disclosed details of the operation she claims was carried out by attackers supported by the North Korean government. Recomme...

The Hackers Microsoft says it started tracking the campaign by this North Korean-linked group in mid-2020. The hackers started by building a reputation in the security research community through Twitter by retweeting and posting high-quality security content and other material related to exploit research. The hackers controlled other social media accounts and used these to amplify the other posts, Microsoft says. After building their reputation, the hackers started approaching potential targets...