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North Korean hacker used hospital ransomware attacks to fund espionage

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Federal prosecutors announced the indictment Thursday of a North Korean hacker accused of carrying out ransomware operations that targeted American health care facilities and used the proceeds of those operations to fund espionage efforts against the U.S. military and defense contractors.  Rim Jong Hyok is accused of using malware developed by North Korea’s military intelligence […]

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Iranian nationals charged with hacking U.S. companies, Treasury and State departments

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$10 million rewards offered for information regarding the accused, who are allegedly connected to a pair of IRGC front companies.

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State Department bounty program for cybercriminal tips has ‘born fruit,’ top FBI official says

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A top FBI cyber official says the program encourages people with intimate knowledge of cybercrime to report details to the U.S. government.

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U.S. Voter Databases Offered for Free on Dark Web, Report

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Some underground forum users said they’re monetizing the information through the State Department’s anti-influence-campaign effort. Continue reading U.S. Voter Databases Offered for Free on Dark Web, Report→

State Department offers up to $10 million in rewards to ID hackers who interfere in election

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The U.S. government is trying to be more proactive in fending off election interference. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday offered up to $10 million in rewards for the identification or location of anyone trying to interfere in elections “through certain illegal cyber activities” at the direction of a foreign government. The offer comes amid ongoing concern about meddling efforts designed to influence the U.S. election scheduled for Nov. 3. U.S. intelligence agencies previously concluded that Russian intelligence agencies interfered in the 2016 election by hacking the Democratic National Committee, then distributing emails meant to undermine Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy. The State Department bounty notes that “persons engaged in certain malicious cyber operations targeting election or campaign infrastructure” may be subject to prosecution under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The federal law prohibits hacking, or unauthorized access to protected computers, making it clear that the reward program […]

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