America Must Take North Korea s Cyber Warfare Capabilities Seriously
While it has not launched any new missiles since July, North Korea instead demonstrated its hostility with cyber-attacks throughout 2020. What can Washington do to push back?
While it has not launched any new missiles since July, North Korea instead demonstrated its hostility with cyber-attacks throughout 2020. Pyongyang’s latest targets were several pharmaceutical companies developing coronavirus vaccines. Overall North Korea’s cyber operations continue increasing in sophistication to pose more complex security challenges for the United States and its allies.
North Korean cyber capabilities have evolved since Pyongyang’s first reported attacks in July 2009. Initially focused on disrupting websites, servers, and computer networks in South Korea and the United States, the Kim regime now uses cyber operations to conduct global espionage and evade sanctions. One North Korean hacking group a