Researcher Infiltrates North Korean Hackers for 2 Years, Reveals 1,640 Breached Companies
evilsocket · x · 2026-08-06
Greek cybersecurity researcher Vangelis Stykas maintained access to North Korean hackers' command-and-control servers for 22 months. At the Black Hat conference, he will reveal that these hackers have impacted 1,640 companies across 57 countries, with 700-800 suffering severe intrusions, compromising AWS root access and crypto keys.
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