North Korea’s involvement within the struggle in Ukraine extends past sending troopers, munitions, and missiles to Russia, as cybersecurity researchers warn of latest cyberespionage campaigns in opposition to Ukrainian authorities entities by a recognized North Korean state-sponsored actor.
“Proofpoint assesses TA406 is focusing on Ukrainian authorities entities to higher perceive the urge for food to proceed combating in opposition to the Russian invasion and assess the medium-term outlook of the battle,” researchers from cybersecurity agency Proofpoint wrote in a report this week.
TA406, additionally recognized within the safety trade as Konni, Opal Sleet, and OSMIUM, has been energetic since no less than 2014 and, paradoxically, has traditionally been tasked with focusing on Russia, in addition to South Korea. For instance, in January 2022 Konni focused Russian diplomats with phishing emails masquerading as New Yr greetings.
