North Korea's improved cyber capabilities threaten financial institutions: FBI



News North Korea’s improved cyber capabilities threaten financial institutions: FBI FBI chief describes 'growing' cyber espionage threat and challenge of investigating cyberattacks to Senate committee Ethan Jewell September 23, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Eric Lafforgue \| North Koreans using computers in the Grand People's Study House in Pyongyang on May 22, 2009 North Korea’s cyber capabilities have increased in recent years, the director of the FBI told legislators this week, equipping Pyongyang with tools to threaten financial institutions and U.S. national security. FBI Director Christopher Wray shared the assessment in a statement to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday (U.S. time), emphasizing that the DPRK poses “a growing cyber espionage threat.” North Korea’s cyber capabilities have increased in recent years, the director of the FBI told legislators this week, equipping Pyongyang with tools to threaten financial institutions and U.S. national security. FBI Director Christopher Wray shared the assessment in a statement to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday (U.S. time), emphasizing that the DPRK poses “a growing cyber espionage threat.” Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea’s improved cyber capabilities threaten financial institutions: FBI

FBI chief describes 'growing' cyber espionage threat and challenge of investigating cyberattacks to Senate committee

Ethan Jewell September 23, 2021

North Korea’s improved cyber capabilities threaten financial institutions: FBI

Eric Lafforgue | North Koreans using computers in the Grand People's Study House in Pyongyang on May 22, 2009

North Korea’s cyber capabilities have increased in recent years, the director of the FBI told legislators this week, equipping Pyongyang with tools to threaten financial institutions and U.S. national security.

FBI Director Christopher Wray shared the assessment in a statement to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday (U.S. time), emphasizing that the DPRK poses “a growing cyber espionage threat.”

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