US Cyber Command, DHS, and FBI expose new North Korean malware
US government agencies send out alert about new North Korean malware and phishing campaign.
By Catalin Cimpanu for Zero Day | February 14, 2020 -- 16:50 GMT (08:50 PST) | Topic: Cyberwar and the Future of Cybersecurity
US Cyber Command, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations have exposed today a new North Korean hacking operation.
Authorities have published security advisories detailing six new malware families that are currently being used by North Korean hackers.
According to the Twitter account of the Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), a subordinate unit of US Cyber Command, the malware is being distributed via a North Korean phishing campaign.
More at: https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-is-investigating-more-than-1000-cases-of-chinese-theft-of-us-technology/
Our government, obviously, has to devote quite a lot of resources to defending the nation, real cyber warfare going on.