North Korea
How to Protect Your Business From Multi-Platform Malware Systems
The Lazarus Group (also known as Guardians of Peace or Whois) is a notorious cybercrime gang made up of unknown individuals. According to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations, the group ...
North Korea’s BeagleBoyz Resumes International Attacks Targeting Banks
North Korea’s BeagleBoyz team resumed its efforts to target banks worldwide with fraudulent money transfers and ATM cash outs. On August 26, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published Alert (AA20-239A) ...
Largest DDoS Attack Ever, New Dropbox Features, North Korean Cyber-Attacks
In episode 126 for June 22nd 2020: Details on the largest Distributed Denial of Service attack ever recorded, new security features in Dropbox, and the latest on new North Korean targeted cyber-attacks ...
Zoom Hacked Accounts, North Korean Hackers, Facebook Senior Pictures
In episode 117 for April 20th 2020: More problems for Zoom with tens of thousands of compromised credentials and zero-day exploits, the $5 million dollar reward for information on North Korean hackers, ...
U.S. Government offers $5 million bounty for information on North Korean cyber criminals
Yesterday, the U.S. Departments of State, Treasury, Homeland Security, and FBI released a joint report offering guidance on the emerging North Korean (previously known as DPRK) cyber threat, and highlighting the malicious ...
Lazarus Group May Have Hacked Indian Nuclear Power Plant
Authorities from the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) have admitted that malware, believed to originate from the Lazarus Group, infected the administrative network of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. Initial ...
North Korean Hackers Tried to Infect macOS Systems with Fake Cryptocurrency App
A hacking collective called the Lazarus Group has been trying to compromise MacOS systems in an elaborate scam involving cryptocurrency software and a realistic-looking website. Lazarus Group, a gang of hackers believed ...
Commerce Bureau Pegs More National Security Risks
The Department of Commerce’s U.S. Bureau of Industry and Commerce (BIC) has added 17 organizations from 11 countries to its “entity list,” citing national security concerns. Presence on the list means the ...
Chinese government falls victim to GandCrab 5.2 ransomware
Allegations that China is in the crosshairs of North Korean hackers have arisen after the discovery of ransomware-laden emails hitting the inboxes of government departments. The emails contain version 5.2 of the ...
Jackson County pays ransomware operators $400k to regain access to computers
Officials in Jackson County, a rural area in the southeastern US state of Georgia, were forced over the weekend to pay hackers almost half a million dollars after a ransomware attack brought ...
