A report unveiled by the U.S. Army reveals that North Korea now has more than 6,000 hackers stationed in countries such as Belarus, China, India, Malaysia, Russia, among others.
The operations of four sub divisions are overseen by Bureau 121, the cyber warfare guidance unit of the hermit nation.
The report, named North Korean Tactics , suggests the hackers do not exclusively launch cyberattacks from North Korea itself, as the country lacks the IT infrastructure to deploy the massive campaigns.
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Hackers Stole 1 Terabyte Of Data From Billion-Dollar U.S. Liquor Maker
FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2011, file photo, bottles of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey line the shelves ... [+] of a liquor outlet in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
According to a statement published by the attacks, the REvil crew had access to Brown-Forman's systems for over a month. In that time they were able to methodically explore systems and devices. Not even the company's cloud-based services were out of reach.
While Brown-Forman is certainly fortunate to have thwarted that part of the attack, the REvil gang claims it exfiltrated about a terabyte of the company's data. It's now being used as leverage to extort payment from Brown-Forman.
Florida Teenager Is Charged as 'Mastermind' of Twitter Hack - The New York Times
OAKLAND, Calif. — One by one, the celebrity Twitter accounts posted the same strange message: Send Bitcoin and they would send back double your money. Elon Musk. Bill Gates. Kanye West. Joseph R. Biden Jr. Former President Barack Obama. They, and dozens of others, were being hacked, and Twitter appeared powerless to stop it.
While some initially thought the hack was the work of professionals, it turns out the "mastermind" of one of the most high-profile hacks in recent years was a 17-year-old recent high school graduate from Florida, the authorities said on Friday.
ATM Hackers Have Picked Up Some Clever New Tricks | WIRED
In the decade since the hacker Barnaby Jack famously made an ATM spit out cash onstage during the 2010 Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, so-called jackpotting has become a popular criminal pastime , with heists netting tens of millions of dollars around the world. And over time, attackers have become increasingly sophisticated in their methods.
At last week's Black Hat and Defcon security conferences, researchers dug through recent evolutions in ATM hacking. Criminals have increasingly tuned their malware to manipulate even niche proprietary bank software to cash out ATMs, while still incorporating the best of the classics—including uncovering new remote attacks to target specific ATMs.
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This surprise Linux malware warning shows that hackers are changing their targets | ZDNet
The revelation from the FBI and National Security Agency that Russian military intelligence has built malware to target Linux systems is the latest dramatic twist in the unrelenting cybersecurity battle.
There's still a dangerous assumption among many that malware is only a problem for Windows. That might have been more believable a decade or two ago. But the reality is that any computer system that builds up significant market share or plays host to valuable data will now be a target. Linux is increasingly the foundation of many different business systems and vast parts of the cloud.
Cybersecurity expert warns of hackers in online learning environment | KSNV
Cruise operator Carnival hacked for customer data | E&T Magazine
The cruise operator Carnival, which owns both Cunard and P&O Ferries, has warned that hackers may have been able to access the personal data of both guests and employees.
A ransomware attack was detected on Saturday which saw hackers access and encrypt a portion of one of Carnival's brand's IT systems.
The company has already informed regulators and launched an investigation into the hack, although it hasn't disclosed how many people may have been affected by it.
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REMINDER: Joe Biden and John Kerry "were toothless and hapless against ISIS, Bashar al-Assad, North Korea, Iran, R… https://t.co/Kf0gF0sRbm SteveGuest (from Washington, DC) Wed Aug 19 02:36:37 +0000 2020
Omg I see your tweets. North Korea... https://t.co/aFhRg8bW3B We have so many dogs already in China. It's overwhelming. LisaVanderpump (from Beverly Hills, CA) Mon Aug 17 15:42:41 +0000 2020
Kim Jong Un ordered pet dogs to be confiscated in North Korea's capital — this is where some of them will end up… https://t.co/AA6wHNcO0n nypost (from New York, NY) Tue Aug 18 23:15:16 +0000 2020
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