The malware-laced files include draft versions of diplomatic statements, correspondence letters, internal administrative notes and other documents.

The DOJ said the men behind Blender.io and Sinbad.io “made it easier for state-sponsored hacking groups” to profit off their crimes.

The two entities are accused of partnering with intelligence agencies using artificial intelligence to conduct information operations against U.S. audiences.

Forty nations have to ratify the treaty for it to enter into force, and they have some leeway on how to implement it.

The Global Engagement Center, which tracks and exposes foreign disinformation narratives in foreign countries, will see its authority to operate expire Dec. 24.

The designation won cheers from the CEO of the firm, believed to be the first information security company to garner the label.

It’s part of a broader effort to counter Pyongyang’s use of tech professionals to fool U.S. companies and nonprofits.

Citizen Lab and a Russian exile-led human rights group investigated spyware implanted on his phone after he was detained, beaten up and released.

Mikhail Matveev, better known as Wazawaka, was in court last week.

The little-populated state is seeing its governor and two senators move into key positions to influence cyber policy.