North Korea's involvement in the "ransom"

North Korea's involvement in the "ransom"

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Computer security researchers have discovered evidence that North Korea may have been involved in a global cyber attack that targeted thousands of government companies and institutions in 150 countries around the world.
Officials at Symantec Corp. and Kaspersky Lab, the leading e-security leaders, said yesterday that some code and information symbols in previous WannaCry programs have also appeared in programs used by Pyongyang's Python-based hacker group.
The two companies have not conclusively demonstrated North Korea's involvement in the recent attacks, but the evidence puts them in charge. Information security companies need more search and investigation and help analysts and specialists in most parts of the world track down the culprits that have plagued most of the world.
According to experts, North Korea's "frustrating" does not rule out resorting to electronic warfare against its opponents, through the spread of the virus, a warning bell from a catastrophic scenario that could lead the world to a nuclear war by computer virus.
Neil Mehta, the computer scientist at Google, also published yesterday symbols of information that show some similarities between the virus, "Wanakray" information, which targeted 300 thousand computers in 150 countries and another set of piracy attributed to North Korea.
"Now it is necessary to conduct further research in previous versions of Wanakrai," said Kaspersky. "It is certain that the discovery of Neil Mehta is the most significant indicator at this time regarding the roots of Wanakrai."
The charges were not only against North Korea but also in Washington, where experts spotted the involvement of the US National Security Agency in the cyber attack, especially after questions raised by the giant software company about the US government's secrecy over software loopholes. "Gaps hidden by governments have caused extensive damage, .
Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency employee who leaked many of the agency's internal files in June 2013, criticized the agency by writing a number of tweets on his personal Twitter account. "With regard to Friday's attacks, Congress needs to ask the agency National security if it is aware of any other gaps in the programs used by our hospitals. "
"If the National Security Agency was aware of the gap in the attack on hospitals at the time of its discovery, and not when it was lost, it could have been avoided," he said.
From Russia to Spain and from Mexico to Vietnam, tens of thousands of computers and smart phones, especially in Europe, took advantage of the ransom program, exploiting a gap in Windows operating systems revealed in secret documents of the US National Security Agency (NSA).
The program prevents the user from opening his programs and forces him to pay $ 300 (€ 275) for a refund. The ransom is paid in the hard currency that is difficult to track.
The pirates are demanding payment of the ransom within three days, otherwise the amount will be doubled and if the payment is not completed after seven days, the files will be erased.


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North Korea behind the "ransom" virus



BAGHDAD (Reuters) -

It showed new information about the great "ransom" electronic infiltration, which took over thousands of computers in the world the possibility of the involvement of a group of North Korea in the attack on the five continents.

The two companies are looking Symantec Corp. and Kaspersky Lab's leading organizations in the field of electronic security, the evidence may link the global virus attack "ransom" mail known as "I Cry" programs previously attributed to North Korea.

According to Reuters, the two companies say that some of the symbols that appeared in a previous version of "I Cry", which encrypted data on hundreds of thousands of computers since Friday, and asked users to pay money in order to enable them to regain control of their devices, and also appeared in the programs used by the group Lazaros e-mail to infiltration by researchers from many companies said that North Korea Tderha.olm immediately available for comment from the North Korean mission to the United Nations.

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Weightings involvement of North Korea in a "ransom"


08:33 - 16/05/2017


Researchers discovered in the computer security of evidence to suggest the possible involvement of North Korea's global electronic attack that targeted thousands of companies and government institutions in 150 countries around the world.

Officials at the companies , "Symantec Corp." and "Kaspersky Lab" pioneered in the field of electronic security, said yesterday that some of the code and symbols of information in previous programs of " WannaCry " also appeared in the programs used by the group Lazaros electronic piracy back to Pyongyang.

The two companies did not conclusively prove the involvement of North Korea in recent attacks, but that the evidence put in charge circuit, as well as the information security companies need more research and investigation and help analysts and specialists in most parts of the world to track down the originators of this piracy, which affected most countries of the world.

According to experts, North Korea is "disappointing" does not rule out resorting to an electronic war against its opponents, by spreading the virus, what knocks the alarm bell of a catastrophic scenario could push the world into a "nuclear war" by the computer virus.

Neil Mehta, a computer scientist at Google, in turn, has published yesterday is the other information symbols show some similarities between the "and Anakraa" informational virus that targeted 300 thousand computers in 150 countries and between another group of piracy attributed to North Korea's operations.

In this regard, Russian security protection company "Kaspersky" suspended, "is necessary to carry out more research in the previous versions for" Anakraa ", certain thing is that Neil Mehta's discovery is the most significant indicator in the present time with respect to the roots and Anakraa" .anthy / 25 m

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