US, South Korea: Ransomware Attacks Fund North Korea’s Cyber Operations

The United States and South Korea have issued a joint advisory on ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure that are funding North Korea’s malicious cyber activities.North Korean government-backed threat actors have been using ransomware in attacks against critical infrastructure for years, with at least two ransomware families attributed to them, namely Maui and H0lyGh0st.In July last year, the US government issued a warning on North Korea’s use of Maui ransomware in attacks tar