US Department of Justice charges alleged North Korean spy Park Jin Hyok over WannaCry and Sony Pictures attacks

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Lazarus Group-linked Park Jin Hyok worked for North Korean front company in China, 179-page US Department of Justice indictment claims

An alleged spy who the US Department of Justice is linking with the North Korean state hackers Lazarus Group has been indicted today [PDF] for his roles in the 2014 attack on Sony Pictures and the ...

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