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First two paragraphs "When North Korean hackers tried to steal $1 billion from the New York Federal Reserve last year, only a spelling error stopped them. They
by icpmacdo 9y ago
First two paragraphs
"When North Korean hackers tried to steal $1 billion from the New York Federal Reserve last year, only a spelling error stopped them. They were digitally looting an account of the Bangladesh Central Bank, when bankers grew suspicious about a withdrawal request that had misspelled “foundation” as “fandation.”
Even so, Kim Jong-un’s minions still got away with $81 million in that heist"
- malloryerik 9y agoExactly, and I wonder how much they made from WannaCry. http://www.ibtimes.co.in/north-korea-behind-deadly-wannacry-ransomware-attack-microsoft-745664 http://www.ibtimes.co.in/north-korea-behind-deadly-wannacry-... Also we should remember that North Korean hackers don't receive Silicon Valley salaries; whatever remuneration they receive is purely at the pleasure of the palace.
- monocasa 9y agoWell, the NSA is behind the exploit. They're the ones who were sitting on the 0day that got leaked.
- fellellor 9y agoThat's only 81 million revenue. The profit might be much smaller. The resources to Spy on the bank officials and creating the malware that style the credentials would certainly not have been free.