North Korean hackers steal design drawings from South Korean chip equipment makers
North Korea hacked the servers of South Korean semiconductor equipment manufacturers and stole design drawings and on-site photographs. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) revealed in March 2024 that North Korea had hacked the servers of South Korean semiconductor equipment manufacturers.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Semiconductor design drawings and on-site photographs
- Cause / method
- North Korean hacking of South Korean semiconductor equipment manufacturers' servers
- Location
- South Korea
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Timeline
- It emerged that North Korea had hacked South Korean semiconductor companies and stolen design drawings and on-site photographs.
- The National Intelligence Service (NIS) revealed that North Korea had hacked the servers of South Korean semiconductor equipment manufacturers.
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