The US has formally sanctioned the Lazarus Group and offshoots Bluenoroff and Andariel, which are allegedly acting on behalf of the DPRK.
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NSA staffer takes top-secret hacking tools home ‘to study’, gets 66 months
Nghia Hoang Pho may not have had malicious intent, but removal of the materials forced the NSA to abandon years of signals collection work.
North Korean programmer charged for Sony, WannaCry attacks and more
Park Jin Hyok is allegedly with Lazarus Group, a hacking team connected to attacks on a wide array of industries and public utilities.
Feds indict 12 for allegedly buying iPhones on other people’s dimes
They allegedly hacked into phone accounts, convinced retailers they were who they weren’t, and upgraded to shiny new gadgets for small fees.
Automated money-laundering scheme found in free-to-play games
The scammers automatically created iOS accounts with valid email accounts, then automatically used stolen cards to buy and resell stuff.
Push for legal mandate to unlock phones revived by DOJ
The Feds have been meeting with security researchers who are working on “a safe enough way” to unlock data on encrypted phones.
Hacker detained for giving US service members’ personal info to ISIS
A hacker detained in Malaysia now faces extradition to the US to face charges that he provided material support to the Islamic State, which US Department of Justice (DOJ) officials are calling a “first of its kind” case.
Apple iMessage’s end-to-end encryption stymies US data request
Apple recently told a US court that it couldn’t turn over to law enforcement messages that were sent between iPhones via Apple’s iMessage system, which uses end-to-end encryption. And the crypto-wars rage on.
Microsoft due in court over warrant for emails stored in Irish data centre
Microsoft and the Obama administration will appear in a federal appeals court today to decide whether or not companies with a presence in the US must hand over foreign-held data when presented with a valid search warrant.
Should the US hit China with sanctions over cyberespionage?
The Obama administration is developing economic sanctions against China for cyberespionage against US companies. Are sanctions likely to succeed in deterring China? Or will they only invite retaliation that will damage the world economy?