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The United States government is officially blaming North Korea for the WannaCry ransomware outbreak in May that infected nearly a quarter-million computers in 150 countries. Continue reading U.S. Government Blames North Korea for WannaCry
The company’s announcements came on the heels of the US government’s public accusation blaming the North Korean government for WannaCry. Continue reading Facebook Is Disrupting North Korean Hacking Operations
North Korea was determined to be the culprit after studying “classified, sensitive information” which “can’t be shared unfortunately”, says Department of Homeland Security.
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The United States has fingered North Korea as the culprits behind the devastating WannaCry cyber-attack that was unleashed in May, infecting more than 300,000 computers across 150 countries and causing billions of dollars’ worth of damages. ̶… Continue reading Trump administration officially blames North Korea for WannaCry attack
The U.S. government officially blamed North Korea for launching a global ransomware attack that is commonly known as “WannaCry.” Homeland Security Adviser Thomas Bossert took North Korea to task in a Wall Street Journal editorial published Monday night, calling the May attack that impacted more than 300,000 machines in 150 countries “indiscriminately reckless.” “Cybersecurity isn’t easy, but simple principles still apply. Accountability is one, cooperation another,” Bossert wrote. “They are the cornerstones of security and resilience in any society. In furtherance of both, and after careful investigation, the U.S. today publicly attributes the massive ‘WannaCry’ cyberattack to North Korea.” Bossert’s comments mark the first time the U.S. government has publicly linked a group to WannaCry. Both the U.K. government and private cybersecurity industry linked the attack to North Korea months ago. Bossert’s editorial comes hours after the release of the White House’s highly anticipated National Security Strategy, a broadly written plan highlighting […]
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As 2017 comes to a close, we’re looking back at the 10 most significant (or simply the most devastating) cybersecurity stories of the year. Read through the list below to see which attacks,…read more
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There’s no end in sight for ransomware and, based on what we’ve seen this year, these threats will become even more aggressive. Worse still, hackers have started incorporating extortion into other types of attacks. Ransomware pushers have h… Continue reading Brace for Hybrid Threats and Extortion-Fueled Attacks Next Year
Welcome to ransomware in 2017 – the year global enterprises and industrial systems were added to the ever-growing list of victims, and targeted attackers started taking a serious interest in the threat. It was also a year of consistently high attack numbers, but limited innovation. Continue reading Kaspersky Security Bulletin – Story of the year 2017
Vulnerabilities: keep them secret as a weapon against the bad guys or tell the world so we can all get patched? Continue reading US intelligence can’t break vulnerability hoarding habit
The White House released a charter document on Wednesday outlining how the U.S. government will disclose cyber security flaws and when it will keep them secret. Continue reading White House Releases VEP Disclosure Rules