Hackers steal data on 1,000 North Korean defectors, jeopardizing their safety
Hackers have stolen personal information about roughly 1,000 North Korean defectors living in South Korea, according to South Korean media outlets, putting those individuals and their families still in the North at risk. The South Korean Ministry of Unification said Friday that the names, addresses and dates of birth of 997 people had been stolen through an infected computer at a resettlement agency called the Hana Foundation, according to Yonhap News and other outlets. The ministry did not identify the hackers, however North Korea is known for launching almost constant cyberattacks on the South. A nonprofit extension of the Ministry of Unification, the Hana Foundation runs about two dozen centers that assist people who manage to flee North Korea to integrate into South Korean society. The organization says that some 31,000 defectors, which the country regards as refugees, are living in the South. Pyonyang is known to target defectors, with state media agencies once referring to people who flee North […]
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