'Pyongyang faked popular South Korean website to steal data'

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 14, 2023 5:45 pm

SEOUL: North Korea created a fake version of Naver, South Korea's largest internet portal, as part of a sophisticated phishing attack designed to harvest personal information, Seoul's spy agency said on Wednesday.

One of South Korea's biggest technology companies, Naver's myriad services — including Google-like maps, financial services similar to Apple Pay, and popular blogs and chat forums — are used daily by many South Koreans.

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