Korea is a country tracked across 50 threat clusters and 74 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed November 3, 2025; most recent activity July 27, 2026.
Korea is a country in East Asia with a highly developed digital economy and critical telecom infrastructure. In cybersecurity, recent hacking incidents involving Korean telecoms have exposed governance and security gaps in essential services, prompting leadership shakeups and closer regulatory scrutiny.
A new malware named NarwhalRAT has been discovered targeting Korean users through phishing emails impersonating the Microsoft security team. The malware, linked to the North Korean hacking group APT37, can perform over…
An AI-driven security project, Project Canopy, analyzed South Korea's e-Government Standard Framework (eGovFrame) and identified 990 security vulnerabilities. The project, initiated by Project Plasma, detected over…
The Personal Information Protection Commission of South Korea has fined three luxury brands under LVMH, including Louis Vuitton and Dior, a total of 36.033 billion won (approximately $24.9 million) due to data breaches…
A report by DTEX reveals that North Korea's IT worker scheme is channeling funds through a network of front companies and sanctioned entities to support Russia's war effort in Ukraine. This operation extends beyond…
The Korea National Diplomatic Academy's online training platform was hacked for nearly 10 months, from April 2025 to February 2026. Attackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the server software, allowing them to…
A Chinese national, alleged to lead a hacking organization, was extradited from Thailand to South Korea on May 13, 2026. The suspect is accused of stealing over 38 billion won (approximately $25.4 million) from various…
In 2025, Kaspersky detected over 64 million local cyber threats in India, affecting nearly one-third of computer users. The attacks primarily originated from removable media such as USB drives. In Korea, approximately…
The South Korean government has formed an interagency task force to address a significant data breach affecting Coupang, a major e-commerce platform. The breach has raised concerns about the security of user data and…
Voice phishing fraud has reached alarming levels, with over 100,000 fraud-linked accounts reported last year, marking a 42.1% increase from the previous year. Victims, including individuals like a Seoul housewife, are…
A critical bug in the February 2026 Windows 11 security update (KB5077181) has rendered the C: drive inaccessible for users on certain Samsung laptops, particularly the Galaxy Book 4 series. The issue, which affects…