The hack was likely carried out by North Korean hackers. According to a Tech Radar article published yesterday, the two groups used a zero-day vulnerability in the Chrome browser.
Adam Weidemann of the Threat Analysis Group said in a post that the company is releasing details about the hack 30 days after the fix.
Weidemann said in the post that they observed the campaigns targeting US based organizations.
The company thinks the two groups work together because they use the same exploit kit and have different missions. It is possible that other North Korean government-backed attackers could have gotten access to the same kit.
Foreign government hacks are bad. It doesn't say anything. The timing makes this hack frightening. A video of a missile test was released by North Korea yesterday. The country claims their new weapon could reach the US.
It's always bad when a missile is fired, but especially on the heels of the escalation from North Korean hackers.
Sorry to make matters worse, but North Korea and Russia seem to have aligned for the moment. The enemy of your enemy is your friend.
If the government official is in charge of making sure Russia and North Korea don't team up to squash Western influence, they should practice some self care. Stay hydrated. Go to therapy. You have a very tough mission.
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