Kakaotalk down9/7/2023 ![]() ![]() The message urged readers to watch out for a series of cyberattacks designed to exploit the disruption of Kakao services caused by a fire at a data center in Pangyo on Oct. “To prevent your computer from being hacked, we recommend that you carefully verify the email address of the sender and refrain from viewing emails or attachments from unknown parties or downloading email attachments of unclear origin.” These cyberattacks involve spoofing Kakao in emails that urge the recipients to download malware disguised as a KakaoTalk installation file. The email in question said: “There has been a string of cyberattacks exploiting the recent disruption of Kakao services. 18, Daily NK Vice President Lee Sang-yong received an email titled “Warning about cyberattacks disguised as KakaoTalk updates” that listed the KISA in the “from” field. The hackers used an email address meant to deceive receivers into thinking it was from the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA). Hackers likely based in North Korea recently sent out an email about the Kakao data center fire in October. An image capture of the email sent to an employee of Daily NK recently. ![]()
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