new u.s. sanctions tonight on three north korean hacking groups behind some of the most notorious sign notorious cyberattacks ever. these hackers have made billions of dollars for the reporter: the u.s. government is going after them. but experts are telling us tonight kim jong-un s army of cyberpredators will likely be undeterred. armed only with laptops and internet access, kim jong-un s legion of north korean hackers has opened up a covert war, wreaking havoc and raking in cash. tonight the u.s. government is fighting back. the treasury department says it is sanctioning three north korean hacking groups responsible for some of the most notorious cyberattacks in history, freezing their u.s.
you know, seth, it s so interesting, the topic of your book fits in. i remember talking to dr. brzezinski a good bit and was surprised when i first started talking to him about what he was doing in the 1980s, but he would regularly talk to the cia director, bill kasie, and casey would ask for any information or any help, where should they move money to help in poland s covert war against the soviet union. tell us about it. well, i talked to dr. brzezinski a number of times about this as well. the ironies between today and that period are interesting. we had the soviets conducting a range of active measures against the u.s., including meddling in the u.s. political system, but we had a president at that time in the 1980s, ronald reagan, who decided that he was not going to let the russians do that. one of the things he wanted to do when he saw a democratic
inevitably, reagan s covert war became national news. two american congressmen who visited nicaragua today charged that there s no doubt that the federal government is deeply involved in attempts to overthrow the sandinista government. when seen close-up, the contra s tactics were alarming. the contra war became quite brutal. it was a war against civilians. if there were people they thought were involved in the sandinista government, they would line them up and shoot them in front of the population. they were essentially terrorists. but before the contras culture of death and intimidation reached the public, many in congress were finding their voice.
point. reagan s covert war became national news. two american congressmen no doubt america is involved in a war with the government there. the contra s tactics were alarming. it became quite brutal. in many ways a war against civilian. if there were people they thought were involved with the sandinista government she would shoot them. they were essentially terrorists . but before the contra s culture of death and intimidation reached the public, many in congress were finding