A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide

high · Wired · Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg · 5 Aug 2026 · 23:30 UTC · Surveillance & Privacy · 1 min read

Summary

Documents North Korean state-sponsored cyber operations achieving widespread unauthorized access to hundreds of networks globally, demonstrating authoritarian government's surveillance and infiltration capabilities across borders.

For nearly two years, researcher Vangelis Stykas has maintained access to North Korean hackers’ servers. His work shows they pulled off intrusions in a shocking number of systems across the globe.

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A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide

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