North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity

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North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2018/08/09/North-Korean-Malicious-Cyber-Activity ] 08/09/2018 01:02 PM 
EDT 
Original release date: August 09, 2018

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have identified a Trojan 
malware variantreferred to as KEYMARBLEused by the North Korean government. The U.S. Government refers to malicious 
cyber activity by the North Korean government as HIDDEN COBRA.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Malware Analysis Report (MAR) MAR-10135536-17 [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/analysis-reports/AR18-221A ] and the US-CERT page on HIDDEN COBRA - North Korean Malicious 
Cyber Activity [ https://www.us-cert.gov/HIDDEN-COBRA-North-Korean-Malicious-Cyber-Activity ] for more information.

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