North Korean hacking group makes waves to gain Mandiant, FBI spotlight

Mandiant has reclassified the North Korea-linked group previously known as Andariel/UNC614 as APT45, citing increased sophistication and a broader operational scope that now includes ransomware attacks against healthcare, financial, and energy sectors in addition to long-standing espionage targeting defense and R&D technologies; the FBI is issuing an advisory and the group has been linked to prior sanctions and likely supports North Korean military objectives.