Demystifying North Korea: Why the ”Hermit Kingdom” Is a Cyber Threat to Watch

Though the inner workings of North Korea remain a mystery to much of the world, its global cyber activity has been tracked and analyzed for years. CrowdStrike’s Counter Adversary Operations team, which tracks five North Korean threat actors, has a unique perspective on the country’s evolution as a global cybersecurity threat and the many ways it has used cyber capabilities to achieve its goals.

In this episode, Adam and Cristian trace the history of North Korean cyber operations from its early days of destructive attacks to its focus on financial gain and espionage. Tune in for the answers to questions such as: How does North Korea discover its cyber talent? When did it pivot to cryptocurrency theft? And why does CrowdStrike track North Korean adversaries under the name CHOLLIMA? Come for the history, stay for Cristian’s singing skills in this conversation about the complex and changing world of North Korean cyber activity.

 

Check out some the CHOLLIMAs we track here: 

• https://www.crowdstrike.com/adversaries/silent-chollima/
• https://www.crowdstrike.com/adversaries/labyrinth-chollima/
• https://www.crowdstrike.com/adversaries/ricochet-chollima/
• https://www.crowdstrike.com/adversaries/velvet-chollima/
• https://www.crowdstrike.com/adversaries/stardust-chollima/