Malware attacks are becoming more common
>>> THIS IS WRAL NEWS.
>>> CYBERATTACKS MAYBE
FINANCING NORTH KOREA'S MISSILE
PROGRAM.
A NEW REPORT FROM THE U. S.
SECURITY COUNCIL SUGGESTS NORTH
KOREA'S USING WIDESPREAD AND
INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED
CYBER ATTACKS ON BANKS TO FUND
ITS MISSILE PROGRAM.
SOURCES TOLD NBC NEWS NORTH
KOREA MAY HAVE GENERATED AS
MUCH AS $2 BILLION WITH CYBER
ATTACKS.
>> A RANSOMWARE ATTACK CRIPPLED
ORANGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT
COMPUTERS IN MARCH.
TODAY'S NEW DATA SHOWS THOSE
ATTACKS ARE BECOMING MORE
COMMON.
WRAL'S RYAN SCHRAEDER LOOKS AT
THE GROWING THREAT.
>> Reporter: RANSOMWARE ATTACK
SOUL DATA HOSTAGE UNTIL
COMPANIES OR GOVERNMENTS PAY A
RANSOM.
A NEW REPORT SHOWS HOW QUICKLY
THOSE ATTACKS ARE GROWING.
IBM REPORTS A 200% JUMP IN
DESTRUCTIVE MALWARE ATTACKS IN
THE PAST SIX MONTHS ALONE AND
RAN SOMEWHERE ATTACKS
SPECIFICALLY DOUBLED IN THAT
TIME.
IBM SAYS THE HACKERS ARE
INCREASINGLY DESTROYING DATA TO
PRESSURE VICTIMS TO PAY THE
RANSOM.
IT IS THE KIND OF TACTIC THAT
USED TO BE LIMITED TO STATE-
SPONSORED HACKING ATTACKS
THAT'S TARGETED COMPANIES BUT
NOW IT IS BECOMING BIGGER FOR