North Korean hackers charged in massive cryptocurrency theft scheme
Dan Mangan@_DanMangan
Key Points
• Federal authorities said that three North Korean computer programmers
have been indicted for conducting a series of cyberattacks to steal and extort
more than $1.3 billion in cash and cryptocurrency from financial institutions
and companies.
• The programmers also are accused of creating and deploying “multiple
malicious cryptocurrency applications, and to develop and fraudulently market a
blockchain platform,” according to a Department of Justice press release.
• Officials said the charges laid out Wednesday expands a case from
2018 that detailed the cyberattack on Sony Pictures and the creation of the
ransomware known as WannaCry.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/17/north-korean-hackers-charged-in-massive-cryptocurrency-theft-scheme.html
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