U.S. Cyber Command Shares 11 New Malware Samples

U.S. Cyber Command has uploaded 11 malware samples to the malware aggregation tool and repository VirusTotal. Several of the samples have been attributed to the North Korean government. The upload comes as Cyber Command works to enhance its relationship with the private sector – it has only been sharing samples since last year. Read the article at CyberScoop.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and administrators to review U.S. Cyber Command’s VirusTotal page to view the samples. CISA also recommends users and administrators review the CISA Tip on Protecting Against Malicious Code for best practices on protecting systems and networks against malware. Read the advisory at CISA.