Australian government points finger at North Korea over WannaCry
The Australian government has joined the White House in condemning North Korea over the WannaCry ransomware wave.
The Australian government has joined the White House in condemning North Korea over the WannaCry ransomware wave.
The Trump administration has publicly blamed North Korea for unleashing the so-called WannaCry ransomware attack that crippled hospitals, banks and other companies across the globe earlier this year.
Cyber-security firm BAE Systems Plc said on Monday it believes the North Korean Lazarus hacking group is likely responsible for a recent cyber heist in Taiwan, the latest in a string of hacks targeting the global SWIFT messaging system.
Last week, North Korea's sole Internet link with the rest of the world went down for about three hours.
U.S. officials now believe North Korea is behind the attack that took down Sony Pictures Entertainment's computer network and posted contents on the Internet, but the government hasn't decided whether to formally accuse the country of carrying out the hack, according to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/world/asia/us-links-north-korea-to-sony-hacking.html">The New York Times</a>.