Three North Koreans Indicted in Sony Pictures Hack and Financial Crimes
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The Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the indictment of three North Koreans who are accused of perpetrating the 2014 hack of Sony Pictures, along with numerous other cyber intrusions and financial crimes.
Arrest warrants were issued for three defendants Jon Chang Hyok, Kim Il, and Park Jin Hyok all of whom are believed to be in North Korea. Park was previously charged in a case unsealed in September 2018.
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Prosecutors allege that the three worked for the Reconnaissance General Bureau, a wing of North Korean military intelligence. They allegedly carried out the cyberhack of Sony Pictures in November 2014, in retaliation for “The Interview,” the Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy that depicted the assassination of Kim Jong Un. The perpetrators are also accused of sending spear-phishing emails to try to hack into AMC Theatres i