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2016_006

Shipyard hit by a cyberattack. Data leak.

Day	Month	Year	Country	Activity	Incident Type
1	April	2016	Korea, Republic of	Shipyard	Intrusion

Summary

Shipyard hit by a cyberattack. Data leak.

Victim

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd

Claimed/Reported Threat Actor

N/A

Origin

Espionage

Main impact

Confidentiality

References

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-cybercrime/north-korea-hacked-daewoo-shipbuilding-took-warship-blueprints-south-korea-lawmaker-idUSKBN1D00EX

Recommendations to Shipyard to reduce Intrusion risks:

Implement strong access controls and authentication mechanisms to limit unauthorized access, such as Multi Factor Authentication.
Regularly update and patch software and systems to address known vulnerabilities.
Use Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) to monitor and block suspicious activities.
Segment your network to limit lateral movement by attackers in case of a breach.
Educate your employees about phishing attacks and social engineering tactics to prevent credential theft.

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