A Venture Mindset: North Korean Actors Go Beyond Espionage

We’ve discussed a handful of APT actors on the Discarded podcast, like Russia, Iran, China and Turkey. In this episode, we dive into the isolated world of North Korean aligned actors with Sr. Threat Researcher, Greg Lesnewich.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

• The role DPRK’s culture of isolation has played in its approach to cyber espionage
• Overview of TA444 and what makes them different in the landscape
• TA444s relationship with cryptocurrency

Resources:

• https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/10/1008282/north-korea-hackers-money-laundering-cryptocurrency-bitcoin/
• https://cyberscoop.com/north-korea-lazarus-group-bangladesh-bank-donald-trump-xi-jinping/
• https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/ta444-apt-startup-aimed-at-your-funds
• https://www.recordedfuture.com/north-korea-internet-tool - https://go.recordedfuture.com/hubfs/reports/cta-2020-0209.pdf