The United States reportedly considers restricting China and Russia's access to AI models found in tools such as ChatGPT
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President Biden To Plug US Data Transfers To China, Russia Etc
US President issues executive order to protect Americans’ sensitive personal data from being transferred to hostile nation states
Microsoft, OpenAI Catch China, Russia Using AI Tools For Hacking
Nation-state hackers from China, Russia, North Korea and Iran have been identified by Microsoft and OpenAI, using AI tools for cyberattacks
North Korea ‘Hacked Russian Missile Firm’
Two distinct North Korean hacking groups compromised elite Russian missile engineering firm NPO Mash, say security researchers
North Korea ‘Stole $721m’ In Crypto From Japan
Study estimates North Korean hackers have stolen $721m in crypto from Japan since 2017, one-third of global total
US Sanctions Two For Aiding North Korean Crypto Thieves
US sanctions two China-based cryptocurrency traders for allegedly helping launder funds stolen by North Korean hacking gang Lazarus Group
North Korea’s Internet Knocked Offline
Consequence for ballistic missile test? Internet access in North Korea suffers its largest outage in months on Thursday
US Warns Against Hiring North Korean Hackers
US North Korea is sending 'thousands' of skilled IT workers out to take illicit jobs as country seeks to fund sanctioned weapons programmes
US Says North Korean Lazarus Group Carried Out Huge Crypto Theft
US Treasury Department says notorious North Korean hackers, the Lazarus Group, was behind largest ever cryptocurrency heist last month
North Korea Cryptocurrency Theft ‘Funding Missile Programmes’
Attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges remain 'important revenue source' for North Korea's ongoing missile programmes, UN report finds
North Korean Hackers ‘Stole $400m’ In 2021
Study finds North Korea-based hackers stealing more than $200m in cryptocurrency a year, rising to $400m in 2021, as country battles international sanctions
US Charges Three North Korean Hackers
US charges three North Korean military hackers, and accuses one of them of being involved in Wannacry (2017) and Sony Pictures (2014) hacks
Pfizer Attack Carried Out By North Korean Hackers
North Korean hackers have attempted to steal valuable Covid-19 vaccine information from Pfizer, warns South Korean intelligence
North Korean Hackers Target AstraZeneca For Covid Vaccine
North Korean hackers pose as recruiters on LinkedIn and WhatsApp, to send job offer documents laden with malware to AstraZeneca staff
Microsoft Warns Of Russia, North Korea Attacks On Vaccine Research
Russia and North Korea carrying out cyber-attacks on pharmaceuticals companies and researchers involved in coronavirus vaccine research, Microsoft says
Paying Ransomware Demands May Violate Sanctions, US Treasury Warns
Never pay. Insurers and others are warned by US Treasury Dept that cyberattack payouts to hackers may violate US sanction rules
EU’s First Cyber-Warfare Sanctions Target Russia, China, North Korea
EU imposes asset freeze and travel ban on individuals and organisations from three countries over destructive cyber-attacks carried out in the past decade
Cryptocurrency Attendees Should Avoid North Korean Conference, Warns UN
Experts at the United Nations (UN) warn attendees of upcoming cryptocurrency conference in North Korea they could be cited for sanctions busting
Microsoft Takes Control Of ‘Thallium’ Hacking Domains
Cyber win. Web domains used by North Korean hacking group Thallium have been seized by Microsoft
US, Taiwan Hold Joint Cyberwarfare Exercise
Stimulation drill involves Taiwan and US experts, amid cyber threats from North Korea and China
US Government Identifies North Korean Hacking Tool
New malware from North Korea used to raise much needed funds has been identified by FBI and DHS
Researchers Tie ‘BabyShark’ Espionage Malware To North Korea
The attacks may be part of a North Korean effort to gather information on research institutions
North Korea Targeted £850m In Four Year Hacking Spree
North Korea's financial hacking operations are using increasingly sophisticated techniques as the country grows more desperate for cash, finds a new study
US Charges North Korean Hacker For WannaCry, Sony Attacks
The individual allegedly worked with a China-based group to carry out a string of attacks and bank heists, stealing £62m from Bangladesh's central bank
NATO Plots Cyber Warfare Rules
NATO members to draw up rules and on how and when to deploy its cyber warfare capabilities
Five Steps To Keep North Korean Hackers Out Of Your Network
ANALYSIS: You can’t prevent all attempts to penetrate your enterprise security, but you can impede the attackers and you can keep them from getting the data they want
North Korea Getting Ready Wage A Global Cyber War, Experts Say
ANALYSIS: North Korea’s activities have changed in a way that may indicate it is gathering the information it needs launch a global cyber-attack
North Korea Slams UK Claims It’s To Blame For WannaCry
The nation dismisses Britain's security minister's claims as "groundless speculation"
Britain Blames North Korea For WannaCry Attack, Says Security Minister
North Korea is yet again the suspected culprit behind WannaCry
North Korea Gets The Blame As True Scale Of WannaCry Attack Revealed
Investigations by Britain's NCSC back up previous claims regarding WannaCry origin