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Nation-state groups hit hundreds of organizations with Microsoft Windows zero-day

Trend Micro researchers discovered and reported the eight-year-old defect to Microsoft six months ago. The company hasn’t made any commitments to patch or remediate the issue.

Mar 20, 2025 By Matt Kapko

In this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, a bird flies near a North Korean flag fluttering in the wind at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea on October 4, 2022. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

North Korean government hackers target individuals of interest, infosec professionals

The hacking unit is tasked with gathering strategic intelligence.

Jan 22, 2024 By AJ Vicens

Mourners pay tributes at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the deadly Halloween crowd surge, outside a subway station in the district of Itaewon in Seoul on November 1, 2022. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)

North Korean hackers exploit Itaewon tragedy to infiltrate South Korean targets

The notorious hacking group used the Halloween tragedy that killed more than 150 people to trick South Koreans into downloading malware.

Dec 7, 2022 By AJ Vicens

Microsoft seizes 50 websites used by North Korean hackers to gather intelligence

Victims were located mostly in the U.S., Japan and South Korea, the company said.

Dec 31, 2019 By Jeff Stone