HALISTER: Symantec Says N. Korea Likely Behind Ransomware Attacks: Reuters

Symantec Says N. Korea Likely Behind Ransomware Attacks: Reuters

(Bloomberg) -- Symantec says it was “highly likely” a hacking group affiliated with North Korea was responsible for the WannaCry cyber attacks, Reuters reports, citing the co.
  • Previous versions of worm used in attacks earlier this year “almost identical” to the one that spread to more than 150 countries; used hacking tools and infrastructure seen in previous cyber operations linked to Lazarus hacking group
    • Lazarus previously linked to North Korea by U.S. government and cyber security researchers
  • NOTE: Symantec, Kaspersky were looking into whether Lazarus Group was behind the attack earlier

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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

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