Tag: cyberattack
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White House blames N.Korea for ‘WannaCry’ cyberattack
White House Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert has said that the US believes North Korea was behind the massive “WannaCry” cyberattack in May, the media reported. “After careful investigation, the US today publicly attributes the massive ‘WannaCry’ cyberattack to North Korea,” Bossert wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Monday. “The attack was widespread …
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December 19, 2017 -
Global cyberattack seems intent on havoc, not extortion
A cyberattack that caused indiscriminate economic damage around the world was apparently designed to create maximum havoc in Russia's neighbour and adversary Ukraine, security researchers said. While the rogue software used in the attack was configured as extortionate “ransomware,” that may have just been a ruse. “It is clear that this was targeted indiscriminately at …
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June 30, 2017 -
Ukraine says cyberattack stopped
A massive global cyberattack which began in Ukraine against its institutions and corporate networks has been halted, authorities said. According to a government statement, all enterprises, including state-owned ones, were now operating normally, Efe news reported. The situation was "under the full control" of cybersecurity specialists who were working to recover lost data, the government …
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June 28, 2017 -
Hackers threaten cyberattack against South Korean banks
A hacker group has threatened a cyberattack against seven major South Korean banks if they do not pay 360 million won ($315,000) in the virtual currency bitcoin. The group, called Armada Collective, has threatened to carry out a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack if the demanded money is not paid by June 26, South Korean news …
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June 22, 2017 -
Less than $70,000 paid in ‘ransomware’ cyberattack: White House
Less than $70,000 has been paid in a "ransomware" cyberattack that has affected about 150 countries worldwide, the White House said on Monday. "We are not aware of payments that have led to any data recovery," White House Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert said at a daily briefing. Bossert said the ransomware attack, known as …
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May 16, 2017