FBI says North Korea’s Kimsuky APT uses malicious QR codes to spearphish U.S. entities
Jan 9, 2026
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by Jai Hamid
for CryptoPolitan

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The FBI says Kimsuky APT, a North Korean state-backed hacking group, is using malicious QR codes to break into U.S. organizations linked to North Korea policy. The warning came in a 2025 FBI FLASH shared with NGOs, think tanks, universities, and government-connected groups. The agency says the targets all share one thing. They study, advise […]


