Criminal gangs at war. A "cyber world war?" A new DPRK ransomware operation. Media organizations targeted by state actors. NSA guidance on characterizing threats and risks to microelectronics.
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State Actors Targeting Media Organizations
The group is asking for between one point two and five bit coin in ransom, roughly five thousand to a hundred four thousand dollars at current conversion rates. Pang yong has long used siber crime as source of income to redress the financial pressures it labors under due to the decades of international sanctions that have crippled the d p r k's economy. But so far, microsof says their wallet seems to have remained empty, even though d e v o five three o has shown a willingness to negotiate their asking price.
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