South Korea’s nuclear research agency breached by North Korea-affiliated cyberattackers, says malware analyst group

South Korean officials have admitted that government nuclear think tank Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) was hacked in May 2021 by North Korea’s Kimsuky group. The Korean news outlet that broke the story has accused KAERI of a cover-up.

Malware analyst group IssueMakersLab said in a report that it detected an attack on KAERI on May 14th. The attack saw incoming heat from 13 internet addresses, of which one was traceable to Kimsuky.

The Kimsuky group is not new. According to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the group is believed to be a North Korean global intelligence gathering mission, operating since 2012. The group — which also goes by Velvet Chollima, Black Banshee, and Thallium — is believed responsible for numerous malware attack ..

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