Krebs on Security: Companies victimized by ransomware and firms that facilitate negotiations with ransomware extortionists could face steep fines from the U.S. federal government if the crooks who profit from the attack are already under economic sanctions, the Treasury Department warned today. In its advisory, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said “companies that facilitate ransomware payments to cyber…
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Indian Nuke Plant’s Network Reportedly Hit By Malware Tied To North Korea
North Korea is reportedly behind a cyberattack on India’s Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. “The malware, identified by researchers as North Korea’s Dtrack, was reported by [former analyst for India’s National Technical Research Organization (NTRO) Pukhraj Singh] to have gained ‘domain controller-level access’ at Kudankulam,” reports Ars Technica. “The attack has been reported to the government.” From the report: The attack likely…