CyberDragon Launches Operation Against South Korea

Threat Actor: CyberDragon | CyberDragon
Victim: South Korea | South Korea
Price: $200 million (humanitarian aid to Ukraine)
Exfiltrated Data Type: Infrastructure disruption

Key Points :

  • CyberDragon has launched an organized cyber campaign called #OpSouthKorea targeting South Korean infrastructure.
  • The operation is a response to South Korea’s allocation of $200 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine for 2024.
  • The group has labeled South Korea as a “Russophobic country” and aims to “destroy its infrastructure.”
  • The first phase of the operation involved an attack on the Korea Exchange (KRX), South Korea’s main stock exchange.
  • CyberDragon encourages participation in the campaign through social media using the hashtag #OpSouthKorea.

A threat actor group has publicly announced an organized cyber campaign, dubbed #OpSouthKorea, targeting South Korean infrastructure. The announcement was made via the group’s Telegram channel, which included calls for participants to join the operation and disrupt various South Korean institutions.

The group alleges that the campaign is a response to South Korea’s allocation of $200 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine for 2024. The group, expressing pro-Russian sentiments, labeled South Korea as a “Russophobic country” and declared their intention to “destroy its infrastructure.”

The first phase of the operation, according to the group’s posts, began with an attack on South Korea’s main stock exchange, the Korea Exchange (KRX). The group published links to reports they claim document the success of these attacks, encouraging others to join the campaign by using the hashtag #OpSouthKorea in their own posts.

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