North Korean hackers create fake web portal, South's spy agency says

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Naver sign on its office building in Seongnam, South Korea, May 13, 2022. Picture taken May 13, 2022. REUTERS/ Heo Ran/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean hackers have set up a fake website that looks almost identical to the popular South Korean web portal Naver, marking a more sophisticated attempt to target users in the South, Seoul's spy agency said.

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) issued a warning this week, urging people to refrain from accessing the website called "Naver Portal" and said it was working with overseas organisations to track down the activity of the group it believed was behind the fake portal.