On Tuesday, the White House blamed North Korea for a massive cyber attack that destabilized hospitals, schools, businesses, and infrastructure across 150 countries in May.Read more here.
"This was a careless and reckless attack. It affected individuals, industry, governments," said Tom Bossert, the president's homeland security and counterterrorism adviser.
"We do not make this allegation lightly. We do so with evidence, and we do so with partners," he added.
Bossert said the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Japan concurred with the US government's analysis. He also called on US companies to partner with the government to help thwart future attacks.
The move comes seven months after suspected North Korean hackers targeted computer systems around the world with WannaCry malware, encrypting vital data and demanding ransom payments in Bitcoin.
The US government says its condemnation is intended to hold the attackers publicly accountable for "malicious behavior" that is "growing more egregious."
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017
North Korea behind May cyberattacks affecting 150 countries
Brennan Weiss reports in Business Insider,
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