North Korean hackers hijack presidential official's email, leaking trip documents
North Korean hackers hijacked the personal Naver email account of an administrative official at South Korea's presidential office and leaked materials including the president's overseas trip schedule. The incident came to light during the state visit to the UK in November 2023, and the specific route of the account takeover has not been determined.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Office of the President of the Republic of Korea
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Materials including the president's overseas trip schedule
- Cause / method
- North Korean hackers' takeover of a presidential office official's personal Naver email account
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- The takeover of a presidential office official's email account and the leak of trip materials, discovered during the November 2023 state visit to the UK, came to light.
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