North Korea MUST be held accountable for MASSIVE cyber attack says White House official
NORTH Korea must be held accountable Donald Trump’s security advisor has warned after he revealed Pyongyang is behind a huge worldwide cyber attack that cost billions and hit the NHS.
By CHARLOTTE DAVIS
Express.co.uk
Tue, Dec 19, 2017
North Korea has been blamed for WannaCry, the cyber attack that forced hospitals, banks and other companies into meltdown in May.
White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert said on Tuesday that North Korea has acted “badly” and “unchecked” for more than a decade.
Mr Bossert called WannaCry a “reckless” attack that affected UK healthcare system and “put lives at risk”.
And he hit out at North Korea as he condemned the cyber attack.
He said during a press conference: “Its malicious behaviour is growing more egregious and stopping that malicious behaviour starts with this step of accountability.
“After careful investigation, the United States is publicly attributing the massive cyber attack to North Korea.
“We did not make this allegation lightly. We do so with evidence and we do so with partners.
“The attack was widespread and cost billions, and North Korea is directly responsible.”
Kim Jong-un’s regime has long been suspected of the WannaCry cyber attack which targeted 150 countries and sent many of the UK’s NHS hospitals into meltdown.
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