North Korean Involvement In Massive Ransomware Cyber attack 2017
Researchers believe that an early version of the "WannaCry" ransomware that affected more than 150 countries is linked to the North Korean government Security researchers have found digital clues in the malware used in last weekend's global ransomware attack that might indicate North Korea is involved, although they caution the evidence is not conclusive. An early version of the "WannaCry" ransomware that affected more than 150 countries and major businesses and organizations shares a portion of its code with a tool from a hacker group known as Lazarus, which researches think is linked to the North Korean government. "This implies there is a common source for that code, which could mean that North Korean actors wrote Wannacry or they both used the same third-party code," said John Bambenek, threat research manager at Fidelis Cybersecurity. White House homeland security adviser Thomas Bossert said Monday that investigators were still working to determin...
