Court indicts 14 North Korean IT workers tied to $88 million in illicit gains

It’s part of a broader effort to counter Pyongyang’s use of tech professionals to fool U.S. companies and nonprofits.

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Treasury sanctions Chinese cyber company, employee for 2020 global firewall attack

The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Guan Tianfeng used a zero-day exploit to deploy malware on 81,000 firewalls.

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Task force unveils cyber recommendations for the next president

The 40-member panel has suggestions for whoever wins, from how to handle regulations to deterring malicious hackers.

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Alleged Anonymous Sudan leaders charged, prolific gang’s tool disabled

A criminal complaint says the group jeopardized lives via DDoS attack, with 35,000 attacks since the beginning of 2023.

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What’s new from this year’s Counter Ransomware Initiative summit, and what’s next

Action plans, different kinds of meetings and more have all been in the mix, top administration officials told CyberScoop.

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Deterrence in cyberspace is possible — and ‘urgent’ — amid ‘alarming’ hybrid attacks, State cyber ambassador says

In an interview with CyberScoop, Nate Fick also discussed the structure of his office and regions of emphasis.

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US accuses RT, others of covert arms dealing, global influence operations

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said information from RT employees indicate the media outlet is “functioning like a de facto arm” of the Russian government.

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Who would be the cyber pros in a second Trump term?

If elected again, the former president might draw both on returning officials and yet-untapped pockets of talent.

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North Korean hacker used hospital ransomware attacks to fund espionage

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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