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>> reporter: while the trump team tries to strike a diplomatic deal with kim, new evidence the dictator is acting aggressively in cyberspace. the cyber security firm fireeye has a new report saying a shadowy network of hackers tried to steel over a billion dplars bank from banks around the world.oll from from banks around the world. fireeye says its likely kims hackers have successfully stolen over $100 million over the past four years. experts say this is likely the work of an elite hacking uni...

Taxpayer dollars. thanks. >> the national security agency, pled guilty to violating the espionage act, charged with working at home without authorization on sensitive hacking tools, this employee worked with the developer and the agencys very elite hacking unit using antivirus software from a russian firm. this is obviously a major security breach, tipping off the nsa. >> wonder if they got anything after this. the world debate how to respond to north korean dictator kim jung uns latest icbm tes...

Way they have at the same time around the precipice of building an advanced nuclear capability. >> translator: the cyber war has started and no other country can attack north korea because there is no point. >> reporter: jang is a former colonel who deflected before kim jong-un came to power. he worked side by side with the countrys elite hacking unit, the notorious bureau 121. >> translator: only the very brightest students get to become hackers. they learn everything about the internet and the...

Open and honest with customers and try to get the problems fixed as soon as possible. they might have a problem in the short-term at least with brand loyalty, i think. >> thanks so much. a secret within a secret. were going to take you inside edward snowdens nsa and the cloak and dagger details of an elite hacking unit. thats next.

And this nsa hacking unit targets potential terrorists and -- >> this is a gold mine. if i can own your computer, if i can gain access to it and gain a foot hold into it, now i have access to all of your secrets. >> reporter: we contacted the nsa for a response to the report. in a statement, the agency said, quote, tailored access operations is on the front lines to defend the nation and its allies. taos work is in support of foreign intelligence collection. that is translated to saying that no ...

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