U.S. Charges North Korean Programmer For Sony Hack And WannaCry Virus Attack

ABC News: DOJ announces charges against North Korean hacker for Sony, Wannacry cyber attacks

The Justice Department announced charges Thursday against a North Korean national who U.S. authorities have accused of being behind the massive hack of Sony in 2014 and the Wannacry ransomware attack last year.

Park Jin Hyok is identified as an alleged North Korean programmer who is accused of being "part of a state-sponsored hacking organization responsible for some of the costliest computer intrusions in history," according to an FBI wanted poster released Thursday.

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WNU Editor: I am impress that they were able to track him down.

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