North Korean trying to steal military, nuclear secrets

North Korean hackers have conducted a global cyber espionage campaign to try to steal classified military and nuclear secrets to support Pyongyang's banned nuclear weapons program.

The United States, Britain and South Korea said in a joint advisory on Thursday.

They say the group - known by the names Andariel and Onyx Sleet - is targeting defence, aerospace, nuclear and engineering entities to obtain classified information, with the aim of advancing Pyongyang’s military and nuclear programs and ambitions.

The group has been seeking information in a wide range of areas - from uranium processing to tanks, submarines and torpedoes - and has targeted the UK, US, South Korea, Japan, India and elsewhere. 

The hackers — dubbed Anadriel, or APT45, by cybersecurity researchers — have targeted or breached computer systems at a broad variety of defense or engineering firms, including manufacturers of tanks, submarines, naval vessels, fighter aircraft, and missile and radar systems, the advisory said.