North Korean Hackers Exploited Seoul Halloween Tragedy to Distribute Malware, Google Says

North Korean Hackers Exploited Seoul Halloween Tragedy to Distribute Malware, Google Says
Women mourn at the scene of a crowd crush that happened during Halloween festivities, in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov. 29, 2022. Heo Ran/Reuters
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SEOUL—North Korean regime-backed hackers referenced the deadly Halloween crush in Seoul to distribute malware to users in South Korea, Google’s Threat Analysis group said in a report.

The malware was embedded in Microsoft Office documents which purported to be a government report on the tragedy that killed more than 150 people after tens of thousands of young revelers crowded into narrow alleyways.