On Monday, Microsoft Corp said that a hacking group called Thallium took web domain control to steal information.
The group is believed to be operating out of North Korea and they targeted government employees, think tanks, university staff and those working for nuclear proliferation issues, according to a Microsoft blog post.
Most of the targets lived in the United States, Japan and Korea.
A method known as “spear-phishing” which uses emails that appear credible and legitimate at first glance, was employed by Thallium to trick victims.
A total of 50 web domains are in the control of the group to conduct its operations, said Microsoft. A case was filed against the group in the U.S. District Court and a court order was given too.
Thallium also used malware to steal data and compromise systems and it is now the fourth nation-state group that Microsoft has taken legal action against.
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