North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity

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North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/09/09/north-korean-malicious-cyber-activity ] 09/09/2019 11:59 AM 
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Original release date: September 9, 2019

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have 
identified two malware variantsreferred to as ELECTRICFISH and BADCALLused by the North Korean government. The U.S. 
Government refers to malicious cyber activity by the North Korean government as HIDDEN COBRA.

CISA encourages users and administrators to review the HIDDEN COBRA - North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/HIDDEN-COBRA-North-Korean-Malicious-Cyber-Activity ] page, which contains links to Malware 
Analysis Reports MAR-10135536-21 and MAR-10135536-10, for more information.

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