Incident
incident:kuwait_bank_robbery_report
Bank robbery in Kuwait attributed in a UN investigation report to the government of North Korea, with a reported amount of $49 million.
Bank robbery in Kuwait attributed in a UN investigation report to the government of North Korea, with a reported amount of $49 million.
“in March 2019, a bank in Kuwait was robbed by the government of North Korea”
“the amount stolen was $49 million”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | ATTRIBUTED_TO | Government of North Korea | Attributed | 120 |
| outgoing | TARGETS | Kuwait | Attributed | 120 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Swift | Derived | 120 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | phishing | Derived | 120 |
Kuwait bank robbery report ATTRIBUTED_TO Government of North Korea
The United Nations investigation report says the government of North Korea was responsible for robbing a bank in Kuwait in March 2019.
Attributed Confidence 99% · Mohammed Aldoub EP 120 Details
“this report says the government of North Korea is responsible for robbing banks in ... Kuwait”
“a bank in Kuwait was robbed by the government of North Korea”
Kuwait bank robbery report TARGETS Kuwait
The UN report describes a bank robbery in Kuwait.
Attributed Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 120 Details
“a bank in Kuwait was robbed”
Kuwait bank robbery report INVOLVES Swift
The broader bank-robbery campaign described in the episode involved compromising banks and targeting the SWIFT network to steal money; the episode discusses whether the Kuwait case was part of this campaign.
Derived Confidence 78% · Jack Rhysider EP 120 Details
“hacking into the bank, and then targeting the SWIFT network to steal millions of dollars from banks”
Kuwait bank robbery report INVOLVES phishing
The broader bank-robbery campaign described in the episode commonly began with phishing emails sent to banking employees; the episode connects this campaign context to the Kuwait robbery report without establishing that phishing was used in the Kuwait case specifically.
Derived Confidence 72% · Jack Rhysider EP 120 Details
“usually sending phishing e-mails to banking employees”