North Korean Hackers Blamed for Bitcoin Attacks
North Korean state hackers are increasingly looking to steal crypto-currency to fund the regime and circumvent tightening sanctions, according to FireEye. The security vendor’s senior cyber threat intelligence analyst, Luke McNamara, revealed a spike in spear-phishing attacks targeting South Korean Bitcoin exchanges since May. The timing is important because April saw the US announce increased economic sanctions against North Korea. “The spear-phishing we have observed in these cases often targets personal email accounts of employees at digital currency exchanges, frequently…