How Are Cyberattacks Fueling North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions?
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How Are Cyberattacks Fueling North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions?
After a two-year investigation, Google’s cybersecurity firm Mandiant accused North Korean hacker group Advanced Persistent Threat 45 (APT45, or Andariel) of engaging in a global cyber espionage campaign since 2009. The group attacked a variety of sectors (e.g., banks, defense firms, and hospitals) and targeted nation-states such as India, South Korea, and the United States on the orders of the North Korean government’s Reconnaissance General Bureau—a military intelligence agency. The attacks against government entities and the private sector are in line with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s vision to build a military force that contains “the constant threat of the enemies with overwhelming force.”
The collective response highlights the importance of government-private sector partnerships, robust network defense, and information sharing among the United States and its allies to combat cyber threats that are used to collect nuclear weapons–related information.
Q1: What nuclear information was …
After a two-year investigation, Google’s cybersecurity firm Mandiant accused North Korean hacker group Advanced Persistent Threat 45 (APT45, or Andariel) of engaging in a global cyber espionage campaign since 2009. The group attacked a variety of sectors (e.g., banks, defense firms, and hospitals) and targeted nation-states such as India, South Korea, and the United States on the orders of the North Korean government’s Reconnaissance General Bureau—a military intelligence agency. The attacks against government entities and the private sector are in line with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s vision to build a military force that contains “the constant threat of the enemies with overwhelming force.”
The collective response highlights the importance of government-private sector partnerships, robust network defense, and information sharing among the United States and its allies to combat cyber threats that are used to collect nuclear weapons–related information.
Q1: What nuclear information was …