San Francisco, Feb 18 (Ians) The US has accused three North Korean hackers of conspiring to steal and extort more than $1.3 billion of money and cryptocurrency from financial institutions and companies.
The charges also include allegations of conspiring to create and deploy multiple malicious cryptocurrency applications, and to develop and fraudulently market a blockchain platform, according to the indictment unsealed by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday.
The indictment alleges a broad array of criminal cyber activities undertaken by the conspiracy, in the US and abroad, for revenge or financial gain.
The schemes alleged include cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment in November 2014 in retaliation for "The Interview," a movie that depicted a fictional assassination of the North Korean leader.
"North Korea's operatives, using keyboards rather than guns, stealing digital wallets of cryptocurrency instead of sacks of cash, are the world's leading bank robbers," Assistant Attorney General John Demers of...
The charges also include allegations of conspiring to create and deploy multiple malicious cryptocurrency applications, and to develop and fraudulently market a blockchain platform, according to the indictment unsealed by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday.
The indictment alleges a broad array of criminal cyber activities undertaken by the conspiracy, in the US and abroad, for revenge or financial gain.
The schemes alleged include cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment in November 2014 in retaliation for "The Interview," a movie that depicted a fictional assassination of the North Korean leader.
"North Korea's operatives, using keyboards rather than guns, stealing digital wallets of cryptocurrency instead of sacks of cash, are the world's leading bank robbers," Assistant Attorney General John Demers of...
- 2/18/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
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