The U.S. has warned of imminent North Korean cyberattacks that may target key sectors in the country.
CISA made an official statement on the risk that may come from these campaigns.
- In a joint statement with CISA, the NSA, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Republic of Korea (ROK) National Intelligence Service, and the ROK Defense Security Agency have warned that North Korean hackers may soon launch a hacking campaign against several the most important actors in the U.S.
- This announcement is part of the #StopRansomware campaign.
- The agencies have provided several mitigations for the attacking campaign, such as:
- limiting access to data by authenticating and encrypting connections, utilizing concepts of least privilege in accounts,
- and creating multi-layer defenses for networks and assets.