Last May, thousands of computer networks around the world were attacked with a particularly insidious piece of malware known as "wannacry."  The attackers demanded ransom ranging from a couple of hundred dollars to several thousand dollars or they would delete reams of data. Now the Trump administration and private computer security firms have fingered North Korea as the originator of the ransomware. Politico: "The attack was widespread and cost billions, and North Korea is directly responsible," Tom Bossert, President Donald Trump's homeland security adviser, wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. The government's conclusion is "based on evidence" and supported by the United Kingdom and private security research firms, he added. The attribution represents an aggressive move by the Trump administration to confront a rising digital menace and seek international unity around the need to combat destructive...(Read Full Post)