{"id":54774,"date":"2017-12-16T06:30:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T06:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=54774"},"modified":"2017-12-16T06:30:02","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T06:30:02","slug":"north-korean-hackers-behind-attacks-cryptocurrency-exchanges-south-korean-newspaper-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/north-korean-hackers-behind-attacks-cryptocurrency-exchanges-south-korean-newspaper-reports.html","title":{"rendered":"North Korean hackers behind attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges, South Korean newspaper reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">North Korean hackers behind attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges, South Korean newspaper reports<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">South Korea\u2019s spy agency said North Korean hackers were behind attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges this year in which some 7.6 billion won ($6.99 million) worth of cryptocurrencies were stolen, a newspaper reported on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The cyber attacks attributed to North Korean hackers also included the leaking of personal information from 36,000 accounts from the world\u2019s busiest cryptocurrency exchange Bitthumb in June, South Korea\u2019s Chosun Ilbo reported, citing the country\u2019s National Intelligence Service (NIS).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Attacks also included the theft of cryptocurrencies from accounts at exchanges Yapizon, now called Youbit, and Coinis in April and September, it said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The 7.6 billion won of stolen cryptocurrencies are now worth about 90 billion won ($82.7 million), Chosun Ilbo reported. It also cited the NIS as saying North Korean hackers had also demanded 6 billion won ($5.5 million) from Bitthumb in return for deleting the leaked personal information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Another cyber attack on about 10 cryptocurrency exchanges by North Korean hackers in October, using emails containing malware, was thwarted by the Korea Internet Security Agency (KISA), the newspaper reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The NIS found that the malware used in hacking the exchanges was made with the same method as malware used in hacking Sony Pictures and the central bank of Bangladesh in 2014 and 2016 respectively, the Chosun Ilbo reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The NIS also said emails used in the attacks used North Korean internet addresses, according to the Chosun Ilbo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The NIS declined to comment. Representatives for KISA, Bitthumb, Youbit and Coinis could not be reached for comment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-northkorea-southkorea-cryptocurrency\/north-korean-hackers-behind-attacks-on-cryptocurrency-exchanges-south-korean-newspaper-reports-idUSKBN1EA02F<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/north-korean-hackers-behind-attacks-cryptocurrency-exchanges-south-korean-newspaper-reports.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korean hackers behind attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges, South Korean newspaper reports South Korea\u2019s spy agency said North Korean hackers were behind attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges this year in which some 7.6 billion won ($6.99 million) worth of cryptocurrencies were stolen, a newspaper reported on Saturday. 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