A North Korean cyber unit is committed to
hacking foreign financial firms to steal money,...
according to the Wall Street Journal.
In a dispatch from Seoul... citing a report
from the Financial Security Institute, it
said North Korea's cyber unit is diversifying,...
and the latest target is infiltrating... and
cleaning out bank accounts.
The Wall Street Journal said the focus of
North Korea's hacking attacks has shifted
from disrupting internet networks and stealing
military information.... to making money.
The article said North Korea is attempting
to breach major South Korean banks by spreading
malicious codes in ATMs.
The move comes as the international community
is tightening sanctions on an increasingly
cash-strapped North Korea.
