North Korea's government sanctioned Red Star OS can be remotely hacked, say security researchers
North Korea's government sanctioned Red Star operating system (OS) contains a vulnerability that can allow attackers to hack into it remotely, according to security experts. The reclusive nation's secretive Linux-based OS was leaked to the world in 2015 and ever since, several critical vulnerabilities have been brought to light.
The latest vulnerability was uncovered by a group of hackers at the security firm Hacker House, who claim that the exposure of North Korea's OS vulnerability was timed to "mark Red Star's anniversary leak". According to the security researchers, the vulnerability allows hackers to remotely access computers running the OS, just by tricking users into clicking on a hyperlink.
"This exploit is a client-side remote exploit which can be triggered from the internet/intranet and used to install malware or exploit computers running Red Star OS just by having a user click a hyperlink," Hacker House researchers said in a blog.
