Government Issues North Korea Cyber Threat Advisory

On April 15, 2020, the U.S. Departments of State, the Treasury, Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued the DPRK Cyber Threat Advisory relating to North Korea (DPRK). The DPRK relies on cybercrime and other illicit activities to generate revenue for weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs.

The Government has expressed concern about North Korea's malicious cyber capabilities, given the code name "HIDDEN COBRA." DPRK cyber actors primarily target financial institutions, digital currency exchanges, money services business, and foreign media companies through the development and deployment of a wide range of malware tools around the world. Common tactics include: