North Korean hacker group infiltrates judicial branch computer network, ``deeply apologizes to the people'' = South Korea

In connection with the ``judicial office computer network hacking incident'' that occurred in South Korea last year, the Supreme Court revealed that there is a high possibility that hackers believed to be from North Korea infiltrated the computer network and leaked court documents.
Ta. On the 4th, Jeon Dae-yeop (60, 21st term, Judicial Training Institute), Director of the Court Administration Office, issued an apology titled, ``Words to the people regarding the incident of judicial office computer network infringement,'' in which he said, ``I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the people.''
I would like to express my deepest apologies for causing such worry." Director Chung said, ``It is possible that a group believed to be affiliated with North Korea leaked documents using advanced hacking technology.''
The Judiciary cannot help but be perplexed by the seriousness of the case." In response to the investigation results, the Administrative Office of the Courts will immediately take necessary measures, including measures to protect personal information, and will take additional measures.
As soon as the facts are confirmed, we will take prompt follow-up measures." He continued, ``In order to prevent accidents like this from happening again, we will conduct a general re-examination of the judicial office's computer network, reorganize the responsible organization, and implement security measures.''
We are currently working on establishing comprehensive measures to strengthen the safety of the public." Prior to this, at the end of last year, North Korea hacked the computer network of the Supreme Court (Supreme Court), and over 300 gigabytes of data was leaked.
There were suspicions that it had been done. The National Intelligence Service uses the AD (Active
Directory) It has been learned that the server administrator account was hacked by the North Korean hacker group “Lazarus.”
It was. On the same day, Won Ho-shin (53rd and 28th term), Director of the Office of Judicial Information Technology at the Administrative Office of the Court, announced via the court's internal communication network Courtnet, ``In collaboration with the National Intelligence Service and other specialized security agencies, we are
As a result of investigating the calculation server and communication materials in general, we found that the computer network of the judicial branch had been intruded on before January 7, 2021, and that the attack technique was used by a North Korean hacker organization against various government agencies.
It has become clear that the method is consistent with the method used." He continued, ``The specific content of the data transferred externally has been clearly confirmed even through deep fake forensics.''
It has not been done.” Director Wong said, ``A part of the list of files that are presumed to have been leaked to date has been recovered, and 26 files were included in the list.''
Most of the applications were for revitalization and the start of revitalization, and also included resident registration and local taxation certificates. In the case of No. 26's revenge document, the Personal Information Protection Commission deemed it highly likely that personal information leakage had occurred.
We have taken measures such as filing a report with the committee and the police, and notifying the parties involved." Prior to this, Woo Jeong-soo, director of the National Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency, told reporters on the same day that the North Korean
It has been revealed that there is a high possibility that the attack is ``Lazarus,'' which is presumed to be a hacker organization.