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FB, Microsoft disabled cyber actions

Washington : F acebook and Microsoft acted last week to disable a number of North Korean cyber actions, White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert said as the United States publicly blamed Pyongyang for a May cyber attack that crippled hospitals, banks and other companies.

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Published 20 December 2017, 8:00 · Updated 22:13

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FB, Microsoft disabled cyber actions

Washington : Facebook and Microsoft acted last week to disable a number of North Korean cyber actions, White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert said as the United States publicly blamed Pyongyang for a May cyber attack that crippled hospitals, banks and other companies. Bossert did not provide details but said the U.S. government was calling on companies to cooperate in cyber security defence.

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