U.N. Report: North Korea Took $2 Billion in Cyberattacks to Fund Weapons Program

'Used cyberspace to launch increasingly sophisticated attacks to steal funds from financial institutions'

FILE PHOTO: Man holds laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture

Reuters
August 5, 2019 4:07 PM

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea has generated an estimated $2 billion for its weapons of mass destruction programs using "widespread and increasingly sophisticated" cyberattacks to steal from banks and cryptocurrency exchanges, according to a confidential U.N. report seen by Reuters on Monday.

Silicon Valley Spy Case Links ZTE, PLA to Stolen US Technology

Tianjin University professor on trial for stealing militarily-useful wireless secrets

Bill Gertz
July 9, 2019 5:00 AM

China's major telecommunications firm ZTE was offered stolen American wireless technology used in filtering electronic signals from cell phones and military communications, according to court documents in a Chinese government-linked economic spy case.

Hurd (R) Disinvited From Cyber Conference Over Pro-Life Votes

Andrew Kugle
June 14, 2019 10:10 PM

Rep. William Hurd (R., Texas) was disinvited Friday from a keynote speaking slot in the Black Hat cybersecurity conference because of his pro-life views.

Secretary Pompeo to Russia: Interference in American Elections is Unacceptable

Charlie Hoffmann
May 14, 2019 2:05 PM

China Using OPM Records for Spying

23 million records stolen in OPM hack exploited for intelligence gathering

Bill Gertz
April 11, 2019 5:00 AM

China is mining intelligence from an estimated 23 million records of American federal workers, including intelligence and security personnel, stolen in cyberattacks against the Office of Personnel Management, according to a member of Congress.

Senior Obama Cyber Official Lobbying for China

Huawei hires Samir Jain, ex-White House NSC cyber security chief

Bill Gertz
April 9, 2019 12:05 PM

China's government-linked telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies has hired a senior Obama administration cyber security official as a lobbyist, according to a congressional filing.

Experts Urge U.S. to Ensure Blockchain Tech Is ‘Nurtured and Proactively Supported’

Nic Rowan
March 11, 2019 8:32 PM

The crypto-currency advocacy group the Chamber of Digital Commerce has asked the U.S. government to outline a plan for designing and protecting blockchain industries in the United States.

Iran Conducted Cyber Hacks on U.S., Recruited U.S. Air Force Officer to Steal Classified Info

Adam Kredo
February 13, 2019 11:27 AM

WARSAW, Poland—The Trump administration announced a new package of sanctions on Iranian entities tied to the cyber backing of U.S. individuals, a move that comes on the heels of American authorities indicting a U.S. Air Force officer who allegedly tried to pass classified information to Tehran after defecting to the country.

Inside the Ring: National Counterintelligence Center Warns of Foreign Hacking

Bill Gertz
January 10, 2019 11:03 AM

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center this week launched a campaign to alert the public to growing threats posed by hackers from China, Russia and other foreign adversaries.

U.S. Indicts Hackers Working for Chinese Spy Agency

Reuters
December 20, 2018 11:24 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors unsealed an indictment on Thursday that charges two Chinese nationals with computer hacking attacks on a broad range of U.S. government agencies and corporations, including the Navy and the space agency NASA, according to a court filing.

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