A new report published by a cybersecurity firm shows how a North Korean hacking group affiliated with the North Korean government used artificial intelligence to generate South Korean military identification card images that were used in a “spear-phishing attack.”In the new report published by Genians, researchers confirmed that Kimsuky, a North Korean hacking group, used ChatGPT to generate fake military identification card images to trick victims into clicking on a malware link. The report noted that the North Korean hackers pretended to be officials from a South Korean defense institution and claimed to be helping issue identification cards for officials affiliated with the South Korean military. In the report, Genian researchers confirmed that the Genians Security Center detected a “spear-phishing attack” from the Kimsuky group on July 17, 2025. “This was classified as an APT attack impersonating a South Korean defense-related institution, disguised as if it were handling ID issuance tasks for military-affiliated officials,” researchers stated. The outlet noted that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security previously claimed that Kimsuky is “most likely tasked by the North Korean regime with a global intelligence-gathering mission.”