Tuesday, June 13, 2017

FBI And U.S. Homeland Security Issues Alert Against North Korean Cyberattacks

The North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Reuters: U.S. blames North Korea for hacking spree, says more attacks likely

The U.S. government on Tuesday issued a rare alert squarely blaming the North Korean government for a raft of cyber attacks stretching back to 2009 and warning that more were likely.

The joint warning from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation said that "cyber actors of the North Korean government," referred to in the report as "Hidden Cobra," had targeted the media, aerospace and financial sectors, as well as critical infrastructure, in the United States and globally.

The new level of detail about the U.S. government's analysis of suspected North Korean hacking activity coincides with increasing tensions between Washington and Pyongyang because of North Korea's missile tests. The alert warned that North Korea would continue to rely on cyber operations to advance its military and strategic objectives.

North Korea has routinely denied involvement in cyber attacks against other countries.

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More News On The Issuing An Alert Against North Korean Cyberattacks

DHS, FBI release details on North Korea cyberattacks -- The Hill
US Issues Rare Alert Against North Korean Cyberattacks -- VOA
US Accuses North Korean Government Of Cyber Attacks Since 2009 -- Zero Hedge
U.S. Blames North Korean Government For Cyber Attacks Since 2009 -- Fortune
US Blames North Korea for Series of DDoS Attacks -- Gizmodo

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