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10/31/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Cyber attack on U.S. power companies: Experts believe North Korea is behind attempts to infect systems with malware

Tensions between the United States and North Korea just seem to be getting worse and worse. According to the Daily Mail, U.S. cybersecurity experts now believe that a team of North Korean Internet hackers targeted American power companies in an attempt to download malware in preparation for a cyber attack. According to a report by […]

05/17/2017 / By JD Heyes

North Korean cyber “sleeper cells” could be unleashed on a moment’s notice to destroy power grids, banking sector, infrastructure

The more cyber security experts look into the weekend “ransomware” attack that targeted tens of thousands of computers in Europe and Asia using software stolen from the NSA, the more they believe that North Korea was behind the attacks. As reported by The New York Times, cadres of North Korean cyber “sleeper cells” take legitimate […]

04/18/2017 / By JD Heyes

As war with North Korea approaches, Pentagon scrambling to protect U.S. power grid from cyber attacks, EMP burst

Various reports claim that the United States may be preparing to strike North Korea after it conducted its sixth nuclear weapons test, over the weekend – a strike that, if it happens would likely invite retaliation from Pyongyang. But the most damaging response the North Koreans could mount won’t come from its massive artillery force or […]

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