Targeting of U.S. defense contractors
Date of report
  • August 2020
Affiliations
North Korean hackers used fake job postings from leading U.S. defense contractors on LinkedIn to install malicious data-gathering software when clicked.
Suspected victims
  • U.S. defense contractors
Suspected state sponsor
  • Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Government