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To release all kinds of data online, unless they get their ransom, this group behind this attack is known to ask for millions of dollars in ransom. but u.s. and state government officials have said that they have not yet received any ransom demands. so ahmed, what does that tell you? >> yes, there is quite interesting, this group, also known as ta-505, they are a russian-speaking group, but it's not clear if there's any connection right now to the russian government itself. but also it highlights the fact that this is a vulnerability of these actors, operating from safe havens, such as russia,...

The hackers exploited a vulnerability in a very popular software called move it. it is a file transfer software that governments and organizations use to sends files from one system to another. the hack actually began several weeks ago, but this week, cnn broke the news that multiple u.s. government agencies were impacted. the investigation is ongoing. this appears to be a very opportunistic attack. and there's not really a risk of any sort of disruption to government services. however, it is another reminder of the threat from ran someware which has haunted organizations around the world in t...

Home park and a hotel. local officials say several people are in the hospital and an unknown number of people are missing. tensions with iran continue to rise. overnight the country vowing to defend itself against military or economic aggression. the foreign minister made the comments during a press conference in iraq. yesterday iranian officials say they could use missiles to sink u.s. warships. and new information in the ransom ware attack that's crippled baltimore more three weeks. the "the new york times" reports the hackers are using a stolen tool developed by nsa to carry out the att...

This world. although right now in that relationship it's just the u.s. >> melissa: rich edson, really horrifying. thanks for that report. an international manhunt is under way for whoever is behind this weekend's massive global cyber attack. why leading experts now think some north korean hackers may be guilty in the ransom ware attack. plus, disney now targeted by hackers. with hackers holding its new pirates of the caribbean film hostage and demanding ransom. people would ask me in different countries that we traveled, what is your nationality and i would always answer hispanic. so when i go...

Northed korea's missile test moves them closer to having online nukes. some are scared that kim jong-un might be crazy enough to use them. leaders talking about creating an emergency plan. but a washington state law won't let them make one. nuclear attack were prohibited in order to promote peace during the cold war and make people less afraid of the nuclear threat. some lawmakers today want to overturn that law. they say they're not afraid of a north korean strike but that the state law shouldn't prevent them from preparing. wow. healthy south carolina teenager killed by too much caffeine. a ...