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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks on September 19, 2018 in Pyongyang, North Korea. In recent years, North Korea has continued to perfect its hacker armies. | Pyeongyang Press corps / Pool / Getty Images
The hackers of the North Korean government have stolen hundreds of millions of dollars by targeting financial institutions around the world and hiding behind destructive cyberattacks, a cybersecurity company said on Wednesday.
The group called APT38 by the company FireEye would also have been involved in the biggest cyber-theft of history, the theft of Bangladesh Bank in 2016, amounting to $ 81 million. In total, hackers have been involved in theft attempts of more than a billion dollars in 11 countries.
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In recent years, North Korea has continued to perfect its hacker armies that have led some of the most devastating attacks in the world. Last month, the Justice Ministry unveiled the charges against Park Jin Hyok for his role in the 2014 hacking of Sony Pictures, as well as for contributing to the robbery in Bangladesh and the WannaCry malware outbreak. .
And despite signs of a break in historically strained relations between Washington and Pyongyang, the charges against Park are the first time US authorities have publicly designated North Korea as responsible for some of the most infamous cyberattacks of all time.
The identified FireEye group appears to be one of the most dangerous – and most effective – hacking assets that remains active. He has led attacks before, during and since the diplomatic mission of the Trump administration in Pyongyang.
"It's a very insidious group," said Sandra Joyce, vice president of global intelligence for FireEye. "It will destroy networks and steal millions and millions of dollars."
In one case, hackers have made 10,000 workstations and servers totally unusable, according to the company.
APT38 is part of the Lazarus group, a larger hacking group linked to North Korea, which focuses on financial gain, according to FireEye. He is known for his cunning and his ability to escape detection until he can escape the network of a casualty with a payload. He hid in the victim networks for 115 days on average.
FireEye talked about the group with law enforcement officials from around the world.
