The attacks started with phishing emails that included links to fake sites with viruses attached. Almost 1000 foreign policy experts have been affected by a cyberattack in South Korea, and the authorities believed North Korea was the reason behind what happened.
South Korean authorities said the attacks may have tricked some victims into signing into fake websites, exposing their login details to the attackers.
North Korean carried out cyberattacks on at least 892 foreign policy experts from South Korea to steal their personal data and email lists as well as carrying out ransomware attacks against online malls, according to the National Police Agency. The South Korean authorities said Sunday that the attacks were meticulous enough to have tricked some of the victims into signing into fake websites, exposing their login details to the attackers.