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Park Jin Hyok is allegedly with Lazarus Group, a hacking team connected to attacks on a wide array of industries and public utilities. Continue reading North Korean programmer charged for Sony, WannaCry attacks and more
Hackers managed to breach and access the personal and financial details of British Airways customers who booked flights through the company’s website and mobile app in the past three weeks. Data from around 380,000 card payments has been comprom… Continue reading British Airways Suffers Customer Payment Card Breach
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It is no secret that the US government has always suspected and even accused North Korea was carrying out ransomware attacks using the destructive WannaCry ransomware and for hacking Sony Pictures. But it merely has remained a suspicion so far… Continue reading WannaCry ransomware fame North Korean hacker tracked down by the US
The DoJ said a DPRK spy, Park Jin-hyok, was involved in “a conspiracy to conduct multiple destructive cyberattacks around the world.” Continue reading U.S. Ties Lazarus to North Korea and Major Hacking Conspiracy
Park Jin Hyok is allegedly linked to some of the most significant cyber attacks in recent history, working for a front company that funds the North Korean regime, the Department of Justice says. Continue reading Feds Charge North Korean For WannaCry, Sony Hack
The Department of Justice announced charges Thursday against a North Korean spy in connection with the 2014 attack on Sony Pictures and the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack. Park Jin Hyok, a North Korean computer programmer, has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit computer-related fraud. The government alleges that Park was operating under the front company “Chosun Expo” or the “Korean Expo Joint Venture,” in addition to activities conducted on behalf of North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau. The complaint says along side the attacks on Sony, Park was part of a group that also attacked AMC Theaters, U.K.-based independent production company Mammoth Screen around the same time as the Sony Pictures hack. Additionally, the government alleges that Park was instrumental in attacks on defense contractor Lockheed Martin and the Bank of Bangladesh. The latter incident saw $81 million stolen through the […]
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Increasingly more sophisticated and sneakier ransomware strains are making the lives of cybersecurity professionals more difficult than ever. A piece of malicious software, which we now know as ransomware, was created with a clear goal in mind: extort… Continue reading Ransomware Strains: The Stealthy Cyberthreat
The Healthcare industry by its very nature is populated with some amazing people who are devoted to those in need of physical and mental care. Given this noble cause, it was perfectly understandable for them to ask “Why would someone attack us?&#… Continue reading Healthcare Industry: 5 Key Areas Security Professionals Should Consider
IBM researchers are seeking to raise awareness that AI-powered threats are coming our way soon. To that end, they’ve created an all-new breed of malware to provide insights into how to reduce risks and deploy adequate countermeasures. DeepLocker … Continue reading DeepLocker: new breed of malware that uses AI to fly under the radar
A computer virus outbreak on the evening of August 3 compromised Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry. The outbreak affected a number of computer systems and fab tools in Ta… Continue reading WannaCry Outbreak Could Cost TSMC $170 Million