Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2020-09-30 00:00:00
Affected organization: 28 UN officials, including at least 11 individuals representing six countries of the UN Security Council.
Affected country: Undetermined
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of End Hosts
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: NGB 3rd Technical Surveillance Bureau
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of)
Description: A hacker group previously associated with the North Korean regime has been spotted launching spear-phishing attacks to compromise officials part of the United Nations Security Council. The attacks have taken place this year and have targeted at least 28 UN officials, including at least 11 individuals representing six countries of the UN Security Council.