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“Suspected hacker behind North Korea attempts to hack AstraZeneca”

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Those believed to be North Korean hackers are known to have attempted to hack AstraZeneca, a pharmaceutical company that is developing a vaccine for Corona 19.

Fortunately, it does not appear to be successful, but the North Korean delegation to the United Nations declined to answer the question.

PD Bang Joo-hee delivers.

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There are reports that hackers, believed to have North Korea behind them, have attempted to hack into the AstraZeneca system, a pharmaceutical company that is developing a vaccine for Corona 19.

Reuters reported that hackers used a trick to inject malicious code into emails offering fake jobs to AstraZeneca employees.

The hackers have targeted a wide range of people, including Corona 19 staff, but they don’t appear to have been successful.

Earlier, on the 13th, Microsoft announced that three hacker groups, including North Korea’s Lazarus and Cerium, and Russian government-supported organizations, had attacked 7 vaccine-related companies and research institutes. It is said to be.

Among them, “Lazarus” is known for attempting to hack by sending a spear phishing email, pretending to be a job seeker similar to AstraZeneca hack.

As the third worldwide coronavirus epidemic is becoming a reality, the international hacker movement to steal vaccine information is also accelerating.

British security firm Crowdstrike said North Korea, China and Russia, which have been trying to hack Western companies and institutions for the past 20 years, have been intensely targeting the corona vaccine since March this year.

Reuters reported that it sent a question to the North Korean delegation to the United Nations about the hacking of AstraZeneca, but received no response.

This is Bang Joo-hee from Yonhap News TV.

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