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North Korean hackers are reported to have attempted to hack pharmaceutical companies as the world competes for the development of the corona vaccine and treatment.
North Korean hacking group ‘Kim Soo-ki’ has been accused of leading the attack.
Reporter Na Se-woong about the report.
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The Wall Street Journal reported that North Korea has tried to hack six domestic and foreign pharmaceutical companies.
Reuters also reported that nine pharmaceutical companies were targeted, adding three.
The hacking targets are AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson in the US, which are about to commercialize vaccines, as well as Celltrion and Shinpoong Pharmaceuticals in Korea, all of which are companies that develop vaccines or treatments for Corona 19.
A group of hackers named ‘Kim Soo-ki’ was singled out as the place that led the attacks on these pharmaceutical companies, which the US government has previously viewed as hackers linked to North Korea.
As a result of the MBC interview, the internet address actually used in this attack was used by North Korean hackers in the past, and the characteristics of the North Korean hackers were found in the attack program.
[문종현/보안업체 대응센터장]“I’m convinced this is almost 100% (North Korea’s action). It connects to the (program) formerly known as North Korean piracy, and the IP similarity is very high.”
Hacking was a method of stealing employee IDs and passwords by sending malicious emails or creating fake websites.
Damage from piracy has yet to be disclosed, and all four national companies have said there is no damage.
[보령제약 관계자]“The trace of the attempt was confirmed, and there are no other damage situations.” [신풍제약 관계자]
“Similar things are common. Looking at the facts of damage and suspected leaks, nothing has been revealed so far.”
The NIS also confirmed this and reported it to the National Assembly last month.
[하태경/국회 정보위원회 의원(지난달 27일)]“National vaccine and corona vaccine pharmaceutical companies also tried to infiltrate North Korea. However, we stopped well.
However, it has not been confirmed whether the hacking attack was to steal information about vaccines and treatments from pharmaceutical companies or to demand money.
North Korea has been emphasizing the achievements of science and technology, such as IT, despite the difficult economic situation, such as winning six consecutive victories in international programming competitions.
When the US government issued a North Korean piracy warning in August, North Korea, which was described as “unfounded,” took no position on this report of piracy of pharmaceutical companies.
I’m Na Se-woong from MBC News.
(Video editing: Jeong So-min)
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