Microsoft seizes web domains used by North Korean hackersMicrosoft said it took over online domains used by North Korean hackers, in the fourt operation of its kind against a nation-state entity. After getting the victim's credentials, the hackers can access emails, contact lists, calendar appointments and other data and often forwards any new emails to the attackers. For More of This and Other Stories, Grab Your Copy of the Standard Newspaper. The hackers also used malicious software which can access other data on a victim's computer. An order from a US federal court in Virginia allowed Microsoft to take control of the domains, meaning "the sites can no longer be used to execute attacks," Burt said.

Source: Standard Digital December 31, 2019 07:52 UTC