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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3 North Koreans Indicted for Conspiring to Steal $1 3 Billion
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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.