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US Government Finds New Malware From North Korea (engadget.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the new-kid-on-the-block dept.

Days after the historic North Korea-United States summit, the Department of Homeland Security issued a report on Thursday warning of a new variant of North Korean malware to look out for. Called Typeframe, the malware is able to download and install additional malware, proxies and trojans; modify firewalls; and connect to servers for additional instructions. Engadget reports: Since last May, the DHS has issued a slew of alerts and reports about North Korea's malicious cyber activity. The department also pointed out that North Korea has been hacking countries around the world since 2009. And of course, don't forget that the U.S. also labeled that country as the source of Wannacry cyberattack, which notably held data from the UK's National Health Service hostage, and wreaked havoc across Russia and Ukraine. CNN was first to report the news.

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  1. Warmongers by klingens · · Score: -1, Troll

    With every peace talk any american politician starts, immediately the detractors come out and demonize the other party. This time it was Trump who did the talking, so obviously CNN makes the Brutus, trying to kill the talks and provide a way for more war. Last time with Iran and Cuba by Obama, it was of course Fox.

    Fuck off, both of you CNN and Fox combined, may you rot in hell where all you war criminals belong.

    1. Re:Warmongers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

      Unbelievable.

      Your narrative isn't based on reality.

      Whatever your problem is, here's the fix:

      1. Stop watching cable news channels. CNN is sensationalized shit and Fox just makes shit up. Read AP and Reuters news feeds for news. Any issue that's important to you, go to primary sources for the truth.

      2. Realize that Un played Trump like a chump. In a couple more years, another NK nuke and missile will show up that they were developing secretly.

      3. Both sides are not equally bad. Remember, reality has a liberal bias.

      4. There is NO such thing as "Liberal Media" in the USA. All of it - including NPR - is right leaning.

      5. We're coming off a top of the business cycle. A recession is coming and it has about as much to do with Trump as the current low unemployment and stagnant wages - meaning nothing.

      6. All of our current wars the the fault of the Republicans. Period. They led us down this road. I don't give a shit who voted for what. The Republicans bullied us down this road.

      7. We are in a perpetual state of war. Meaning, it will never end until the USA ceases to exist as it is.

      8. These wars will make us go bust.

      9. Abortion, gun rights and gay marriage are all distraction issues and voting on those and those alone means one is the problem with our politics in this country.

      10. Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower would be considered Liberal Democrats in this day and age.

      11. The Republicans have jumped on the crazy train and they cannot govern this country as they have proved since 2001.