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Pyongyang faked popular S.Korean website to steal data

Pedestrians walk past the portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on May 18, 2023. (Photo: AFP)

SEOUL: North Korea created a fake version of Naver, South Korea's largest internet portal, as part of a sophisticated phishing attack designed to harvest personal information, Seoul's spy agency said Wednesday.

One of South Korea's biggest tech companies, Naver's myriad services -- including Google-like maps, financial services similar to Apple Pay, and popular blogs and chat forums -- are used daily by many Koreans.

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