North Korean Lazarus Group hackers indicted in US Charges filed relate to Lazarus Group’s long-running cyber crime spree, including financial theft and extortion, WannaCry malware and the cyber attack on Sony Pictures Share this item with your network: By Published: 17 Feb 2021 17:25 The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted three North Korean (DPRK) military personnel with participating in a staggering and wide-ranging criminal conspiracy that has included destructive cyber attacks, the theft and extortion of over $1.3bn worth of money and cryptocurrency using multiple malicious cryptocurrency applications, and the development and fraudulent marketing of a blockchain platform. In a second case unsealed today, a joint Canadian-US citizen has agreed to plead guilty to related money laundering charges and admitted working as a high-level facilitator for multiple schemes, including a North Korean cyber bank heist.