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North Korean espionage campaigns abuse GitHub and fake documents

April 3, 2026Hackread.com, Nicolas Krassas, 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber)

Hackread.com and others report DPRK-linked activity using GitHub infrastructure and lure files like fake PDFs and LNKs to spy on South Korean firms, showing GitHub as recurring C2 or staging in nation-state tradecraft.

Researchers spot North Korean hackers using GitHub and fake PDFs to spy on South Korean firms in a high-severity cyber campaign.
North Korean Hackers Abuse GitHub to Spy on South Korean Firms
How DPRK actors use LNK files and GitHub C2 to evade detection and maintain persistence
Hackread.com
Nicolas Krassas
780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber)
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