U.S. Charges 3 North Koreans in $1.3B Hacking of Banks, Sony, Others
The United States has charged three North Korean computer programmers with a massive hacking spree aimed at stealing more than $1.3 billion in money and cryptocurrency, affecting companies from banks to Hollywood movie studios, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday.
The indictment alleges that Jon Chang Hyok, 31, Kim Il, 27, and Park Jin Hyok, 36, stole money while working for North Korea’s military intelligence services. Park had previously been charged in a complaint unsealed in 2018.
The Justice Department said the hackers were responsible for a wide range of criminal activity and high-profile intrusions, including a retaliatory 2014 attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment for producing “The Interview” movie, which depicted the assassination of North Korea’s leader.
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The Justice Department has just charged three North Korean hackers with massive ambitions.
The hackers were targeting multiple industries, including the worlds of entertainment, banking, and cryptocurrency. This is just the latest of a slew of high-profile attacks, or attempts of attacks, in the past year.
Three North Korean Hackers Are Charged
In a campaign believed to have started as early as 2009, North Korean hackers tried to steal more than $1.3 billion from banks and cryptocurrency holders around the world. They also tried to attack the entertainment industry giants such as Sony Pictures.
Indicted (from left): Kim Il, Park Jin Hyok and Jon Chang Hyok
Three North Koreans have been indicted for allegedly taking part in a criminal conspiracy that attempted to steal or extort $1.3 billion in cryptocurrency and cash from banks and other organizations around the world, the U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday.
In a 33-page federal indictment unsealed Wednesday, prosecutors allege that the hackers are part of an elite cyber unit - known as the Lazarus Group, APT38 or Hidden Cobra - within North Korea s military intelligence operation, the Reconnaissance General Bureau. Simply put, the regime has become a criminal syndicate with a flag, which harnesses its state resources to steal hundreds of millions of dollars.
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