North Korean hacker organization alters and disseminates e-commerce app used by 20 million South Koreans

South Korea's National Intelligence Service announced on the 26th, ``Recently, we detected a situation in which a North Korean hacker organization attempted to cleverly alter and distribute an e-commerce app used by more than 20 million people in our country.''
I made it. The National Diet Information Service recommends that users install apps through links attached to emails or messages of unclear origin that are not from official app stores such as Google Play.
He urged them to be especially careful in such cases. The North Korean "altered e-commerce app" captured by the National Assembly Intelligence Service not only has the same icon and functionality as the normal app, but is also similar in size.
. The National Intelligence Service warned, ``It is difficult to distinguish a normal app from the icon alone, and if it becomes infected, all personal information stored on the device may be stolen.''
The National Intelligence Service is immediately sharing relevant information with domestic and foreign security companies to prevent the spread of altered apps, and security companies are taking security measures such as updating vaccine programs.
I went. The National Intelligence Service stated, ``Users who have installed the app through normal channels can rest assured that it is safe to install the app using the official app store.''
Hacking methods against our people are becoming more sophisticated and diversified day by day, so smart measures are being taken, such as using the official app store and making periodic vaccine app updates a part of daily life.
"We must be more concerned about the security of phones," he said. Prior to this, in the Israel-Hamas conflict, a pro-Hamas hacker organization attacked missiles used by Israeli citizens.
It has been revealed that an attempt was made to steal personal information by altering and distributing a "warning app."