The Federal Bureau of Investigation stated that they have enough evidence to accuse North Korea’s government of being responsible for the hack and data breach of Sony Pictures. The FBI revealed that technical analysis of wiper malware deployed in the cyberattack is closely related to other malware known to be created by North Koreans. For more details on this story, click here:: FBI Officially Blames North Korea in Sony Hacks
Silk Road 2 Seized
Blake Benthall, the operator of Silk Road 2.0, was arrested last week and charged with computer hacking, money laundering, drug trafficking, and an assortment of other crimes. The FBI made the arrest but collaborated with Homeland Security and European law enforcement to seize the Silk Road 2 servers. Silk Road 2 was an online black market for illegal drugs. For more on this story, read a full article here:: FBI Seize Silk Road 2.0 Servers; Admin Arrested
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