Top 4 nation-state threats to US: #China #NorthKorea #Iran & #Russia, @TheJusticeDept Asst AG John Demers tells @CSIS
US has prosecuted 13-14 cases vs #NorthKorea over the past 2 years - both criminal prosecutions, seizures/going after property & #cyber, per Demers
#DPRK activity being drive by need for hard currency - "A lot of it is getting money, getting cash" especially on the #cyber side, per @TheJusticeDept's Demers
#NorthKorea, "They're very good...very talented" in #Cyber, per @TheJusticeDept's Demers
"They've used it really to steal [from] banks, money" he adds "North Korea is really unique in that way" as compared to #Iran #China, others
"They've used it really to steal [from] banks, money" he adds "North Korea is really unique in that way" as compared to #Iran #China, others
#DPRK getting #cyber help from #China
"There is support through Chinese cyber infrastructure" & expertise, per Demers
"Definitely the protection of North Korean cyber activities...We can't got to and say, 'Hey we're investigating a North Korean hack, can you help us out?'"
"There is support through Chinese cyber infrastructure" & expertise, per Demers
"Definitely the protection of North Korean cyber activities...We can't got to and say, 'Hey we're investigating a North Korean hack, can you help us out?'"
#China #Huawei dangers: "We have seen the Chinese appetite for surveillance and for big data" per @TheJusticeDept Asst AG John Demers "The other is the integrity of the infrastructure at the time of crisis...We can't have our telecommunications infrastructure be vulnerable"
"That's why we've been pushing our allies, whether they're in Asia or In Europe to consider those factors as they're making decisions about this next generation of telecommunications" per Demers
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