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Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)The US government has discovered new details about the two viruses North Korea is using to attack companies and governments. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI said the virus FALLCIIIIL has been used since last year and industrial companies such as aviation, finance, telecom and media are attacked through it. Korean hackers [...]
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI said the virus FALLCIIIIL has been used since last year and industrial companies such as aviation, finance, telecom and media are attacked through it.
Korean hackers through this virus monitor remote - infected computers.
He also uses <x0...proxy malware,” according to the DHS and the FBI, which allows for disguise of his origin and makes hackers more difficult to detect.
The other Volgmer virus infects computers through the technique known as the vaser phisingʹ, where users receive it through an e-mail that appears at first legitimate vision and has a link through which the virus is distributed.
North Korean hackers have been using Volgmer since 2013, American authorities say.
Pyongyang has consistently dismissed the accusations.
The FBI and DHS say both types of virus are related to HIDDEN COBRA, a term that the American government uses for cyber activity the perpetrators used by the northeastern government.
North Korea has been charged with some of the biggest cyber attacks in recent years, including the theft of $11 million from the Bangladesh central bank last year.
