found that North Korean adversaries were the most aggressive state-sponsored cyberattackers hammering the financial sector, with their sights aimed at financial institutions and financial technology organizations.
North Korean cyberattackers also want access to networks with sensitive information, seeking answers to complex questions traditionally provided by diplomats and intelligence officers in other countries. Cyber intelligence firm Recorded Future said in June it found North Korea’s top five most targeted industries since 2009 were government, cryptocurrency, media, traditional finance and the defense sector.to decipher, Iranian and Chinese hackers took different approaches.
’s report said. “KITTEN adversaries increasingly rely on opportunistic exploitation of entities of interest, and PANDA adversaries continue to expand operations to achieve coverage across as many targets as possible.”