Journalists are among the targets of state sponsored hacking and espionage

This is an interesting story from Cedric Pernet at TechRepublic looking at the types of threats and attacks faced by journalists: State-sponsored cyberespionage campaigns continue targeting journalists and media | TechRepublic It gives you an idea of the investment in time, money and technical resources state sponsored hacking groups make. …

H0lyGh0st ransomware targets small and medium businesses

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This is a longer read from the Microsoft Security Blog and the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and it illustrates that all businesses and organisations regardless of size or ability to pay are in the threat actor’s sights: North Korean threat actor targets small and midsize businesses with H0lyGh0st ransomware …

Joint advisory by various US agencies about North Korean ‘Maui’ ransomware

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the US Department of the Treasury have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory about the threat of North Korean state sponsored hacking: North Korean State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Use Maui Ransomware to Target the Healthcare and Public Health …

US Government offers a reward for information about North Korea illegal cyber activities UPDATED 21 April 2022

This post was originally posted on 19 April 2022 The US Government has offered a reward of up to $5m for information that disrupts North Korean cyber-attack activity . North Korea Rewards For Justice (US Government) U.S. offers $5 million for info on North Korean cyber operators – The Record …