{"id":50557,"date":"2022-02-11T11:14:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T02:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=50557"},"modified":"2022-02-11T11:25:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T02:25:59","slug":"north-korean-hackers-allegedly-send-out-phishing-emails-impersonating-south-korea-national-election-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-hackers-allegedly-send-out-phishing-emails-impersonating-south-korea-national-election-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"N. Korean hackers are allegedly sending out phishing emails impersonating S. Korea&#8217;s National Election Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recent days, a North Korean hacking group has allegedly been sending out phishing emails with a malicious code-laced press release from South Korea\u2019s National Election Commission (NEC).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A former Daily NK employee received an email seven days ago with the subject line \u201cRecruiting Vote Count Observers for the 20th Presidential Election.\u201d The email\u2019s sender was shown as the \u201cNational Election Commission Public Information Office.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attached to the email was a press release, which announced the recruitment of vote count observers for South Korea\u2019s upcoming presidential election.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The former employee, who requested anonymity, told Daily NK he found it suspicious that the email was sent from a personal account rather than an official NEC account.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily NK requested an analysis of the email from a cybersecurity expert, who revealed that the email was sent by a North Korean hacking group.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50560\" style=\"width: 741px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50560 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/\u110c\u116e\u11bc\u110b\u1161\u11bc\u1109\u1165\u11ab\u1100\u116a\u11ab\u110b\u1171-\u1109\u1161\u110e\u1175\u11bc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"741\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/\u110c\u116e\u11bc\u110b\u1161\u11bc\u1109\u1165\u11ab\u1100\u116a\u11ab\u110b\u1171-\u1109\u1161\u110e\u1175\u11bc.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/\u110c\u116e\u11bc\u110b\u1161\u11bc\u1109\u1165\u11ab\u1100\u116a\u11ab\u110b\u1171-\u1109\u1161\u110e\u1175\u11bc-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/\u110c\u116e\u11bc\u110b\u1161\u11bc\u1109\u1165\u11ab\u1100\u116a\u11ab\u110b\u1171-\u1109\u1161\u110e\u1175\u11bc-696x363.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot of the email shared with Daily NK by a former employee targeted by the phishing attempt. (Daily NK)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBased on the results of an analysis of the techniques and style of the attack, we believe that the email was sent by the North Korean hacking group Gumsong 121,\u201d said Mun Chong Hyun, the head of the ESTsecurity Security Response Center. \u201cThey launched an advanced persistent threat [APT] attack, which was in the form of a press release sent out by the NEC.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gumsong 121 is a prominent hacking group managed by North Korea\u2019s Reconnaissance General Bureau. Moon said that members of the group forged the press release published on the NEC website on Feb. 7 and are using it to mount cyberattacks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf you open the attached document, a fake pop-up appears,\u201d he explained. \u201cIf you push the OK button, malicious OLE [Object Linking and Embedding] code hidden inside is activated.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OLE allows users to create and even edit documents with items or objects created by various applications. Rather than exploiting the vulnerabilities of cybersecurity software, North Korean hackers are exploiting normal OLE functions to target users with malicious code. This means that, even if users have up-to-date security patches installed, users may still be vulnerable to malicious code. To stop the hacking attempt, users must press \u201ccancel\u201d and close the program if prompted to \u201crun content\u201d or \u201crun macros.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50563\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50563\" style=\"width: 741px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50563 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/\u110c\u116e\u11bc\u110b\u1161\u11bc\u1109\u1165\u11ab\u1100\u116a\u11ab\u110b\u1171-\u1109\u1161\u110e\u1175\u11bc-\u110b\u1175\u1106\u1166\u110b\u1175\u11af.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"741\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/\u110c\u116e\u11bc\u110b\u1161\u11bc\u1109\u1165\u11ab\u1100\u116a\u11ab\u110b\u1171-\u1109\u1161\u110e\u1175\u11bc-\u110b\u1175\u1106\u1166\u110b\u1175\u11af.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/\u110c\u116e\u11bc\u110b\u1161\u11bc\u1109\u1165\u11ab\u1100\u116a\u11ab\u110b\u1171-\u1109\u1161\u110e\u1175\u11bc-\u110b\u1175\u1106\u1166\u110b\u1175\u11af-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/\u110c\u116e\u11bc\u110b\u1161\u11bc\u1109\u1165\u11ab\u1100\u116a\u11ab\u110b\u1171-\u1109\u1161\u110e\u1175\u11bc-\u110b\u1175\u1106\u1166\u110b\u1175\u11af-696x315.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot of the popup shown in the press release. If users click &#8220;OK,&#8221; they risk executing malicious code on their computers. (Daily NK)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOnce the malicious code is executed, the next command links the user with an attack server [work3.b4a[.]app],\u201d Moon said. \u201cThis system issues additional malicious code commands based on the intentions of the attacker.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On target systems, North Korean hackers install backdoors which allow them to remotely control target systems or gather information. After this, they install additional malicious programs based on information gleaned from the target system or to mount a second cyberattack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is about 30 days before the South Korean presidential election and attacks by North Korean hackers appear to be intensifying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the last three days, North Korean hacking groups have sent phishing emails to South Korean reporters working on unification, diplomacy, and political issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given that this recent phishing attack used a press release from a government organization, North Korean hackers appear to be targeting reporters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally speaking, email users should first verify senders before opening any email. Hackers have a very easy time changing the name of senders. One way to prevent yourself from becoming a victim of a phishing attempt is to confirm whether the email was actually sent by someone you know or a public institution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Translated by Jason Mallet<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20220208-4\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent days, a North Korean hacking group has allegedly been sending out phishing emails with a malicious code-laced press release from South Korea\u2019s National Election Commission (NEC). A former Daily NK employee received an email seven days ago with the subject line \u201cRecruiting Vote Count Observers for the 20th Presidential Election.\u201d The email\u2019s sender [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":44747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,650],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-technology"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v28.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>N. Korean hackers are allegedly sending out phishing emails impersonating S. 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