A new report by a cyber-intelligence company challenges the perception of North Korean hackers solely engaged in financially motivated cybercrimes and cryptocurrency heists. Instead, the report reveals that their primary focus lies in cyber espionage and information collection.
What Happened: The report by Recorded Future states that North Korea’s cyber espionage operations outweigh its financially motivated cybercrimes, according to Foreign Policy. The report highlights North Korea’s focus on information collection and targeting of government entities and neighboring countries in Asia, while also engaging in high-profile cryptocurrency heists.
