{"id":52462,"date":"2017-11-15T06:55:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T06:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=52462"},"modified":"2017-11-15T06:55:33","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T06:55:33","slug":"north-korea-make-cyber-warfare-weapon-mass-destruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/north-korea-make-cyber-warfare-weapon-mass-destruction.html","title":{"rendered":"North Korea to make CYBER-WARFARE its weapon of mass DESTRUCTION"},"content":{"rendered":"

North Korea to make CYBER-WARFARE its weapon of mass DESTRUCTION<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

North Korea to make CYBER-WARFARE its weapon of mass DESTRUCTION:- Cyber-warfare could become the hermit dictatorship\u2019s new weapon of mass destruction as they threaten the US.<\/span><\/p>\n

The US Department of Homeland Security said Kim Jong-un\u2019s regime has already targeted the aerospace industry, financial services and critical infrastructure in the US and globally.<\/span><\/p>\n

A statement from DHS and the FBI said: \u201cThe North Korean government malicious cyber activity noted in these alerts is part of a long-term campaign of cyber-enabled operations that impact the U.S. Government and its citizens.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWorking closely with our interagency, industry and international partners, DHS is constantly working to arm network defenders with the tools they need to identify, detect and disrupt state and non-state actors targeting the networks and systems of our country and our allies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

US security forces have vowed to work with their allies around the world to block Kim\u2019s attacks as World War 3 fears mount.<\/span><\/p>\n

The release says North Korea could be using a malware known as DeltaCharlie to organise its hacking.<\/span><\/p>\n

The full hacking operation has been given the code name \u201cHidden Cobra\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

The current hacking offensive is the latest in a long history of North Korean cyber-attacks against the US and its allies.<\/span><\/p>\n

North Korean hackers tried to steal $1 billion from the New York Federal Reserve in 2016, and were only stopped by a spelling error.<\/span><\/p>\n

They were digitally looting an account when bankers twigged something was wrong with a withdrawal request that misspelled the word foundation as \u201cfandation\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

The secretive authoritarian nation still got away with $81 million in the cyber heist and could make a tidy profit looting global financial industries in the same way.<\/span><\/p>\n

In May, North Korea was said to be behind the WannaCry cyber attack on the NHS – though it has since denied this.<\/span><\/p>\n

It has also targeted South Korea\u2019s financial and media sectors in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n

While in 2016, it hacked its neighbour\u2019s defence data centre, stealing top secret files including US-South Korean war operations blueprints.<\/span><\/p>\n

North Korea watchdog 38 North’s Adam Meyers said: \u201cNorth Korea\u2019s disregard for the consequences of its actions sets them apart from other nation state, and is particularly dangerous.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He said North Korea\u2019s isolation gives it an \u201ceffective shield from which to launch offensive cyber operations against a connected and delicate global system\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to 38 North, recent activity in North Korea has also suggested an interest in getting cryptocurrency, such as bitcoin, through extortion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kim Jong-un could be attracted by bitcoin because of the lack of regulation and as a result, the ability to avoid international sanctions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/879669\/World-War-3-North-Korea-cyber-warfare-weapon-of-mass-destruction<\/span><\/p>\n

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