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US charges three North Korean computer programmers in $US1.3 billion hacking spree
The United States has charged three North Korean computer programmers over a massive hacking spree aimed at stealing more than $US1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in money and cryptocurrency, affecting companies from banks to Hollywood movie studios.
Key points:
- The hackers have allegedly broken into banks across South and South East Asia, Mexico, and Africa
- They’re alleged to have deployed malicious applications from 2018-2020 to target cryptocurrency users
- The overall amount of money stolen is not clear because some transactions were halted or reversed
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.
Mr Park had previously been charged in…
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