A hacker in the US has taken credit for the ongoing internet disruption in North Korea. He states that he is performing "denial-of-service” attacks on the country to get back at the regime for targeting him in cyber-attacks a year earlier.
The Justice Department has charged three North Korean computer programmers in a broad range of global hacks, including a destructive attack targeting Sony and an extortion scheme aimed at stealing more than $1.3 billion.
Updated Feb 16, 2021 | 16:36 IST
North Korea is time and again accused of using hackers to fill cash-strapped government coffers in the wake of international sanctions. Representative image | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Seoul: Reports on Tuesday mentioned South Korea s spy agency as saying that North Korean hackers attempted to hack the computer systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in search of information on a coronavirus vaccine and treatment technology.
Notably, North Korea closed its borders in January 2020 to protect itself from coronavirus. Albeit North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has often claimed that the country has not reported any coronavirus case, yet experts doubt his assertion.
North Korean Hackers Steal Over $300 Worth of Cryptocurrency to Develop Nuclear Weapons
A report sent to UN Security Council members said that North Korean hackers continued to attack financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges over last year.
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North Korean hackers stole over $300 million worth of cryptocurrencies throughout much of 2020 to support its banned nuclear and ballistic missile programs, according to a confidential United Nations report.
The report, which was sent to UN Security Council members on Monday, February 8, was compiled by a panel of experts monitoring sanctions on Pyongyang. It has revealed that North Korea s total theft of the virtual assets between 2019 and November 2020 is valued at approximately $316.4 million.
WSCR, Chicago Announces Parkins & Spiegel New Afternoon Show. Chicago sports talker WSCR-AM “670 The Score” brings
Matt Spiegel back to the air in a full-time capacity, hosting the afternoon drive show with former partner
Danny Parkins. The two co-hosted the midday program in 2017 and 2018 before Spiegel was bumped to a part-time role and Parkins moved to afternoons alongside
Dan McNeil, who was let go from the station back in September after tweeting disparaging comments about
ESPN sideline reporter
program director
Mitch Rosen says, “Matt has always been part of the ‘Score’ team, but the fact that he is now reunited with Danny in afternoons is great news most for fans. Matt’s popularity with our audience throughout all of our platforms is unwavering. The content he delivers on a daily basis is thoughtful, entertaining, opinionated sports talk, and data shows from the previous time together that listeners love this tandem of Danny and Matt.” Spiegel comme