WASHINGTON—Three North Korean hackers that were part of the hermit kingdom’s military intelligence unit have been charged with a major conspiracy to steal $1.2 billion globally.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Feb. 17 unsealed an indictment that adds to previous charges that included a November 2014 hack targeting Sony Pictures Entertainment over the comedy film “The Interview”; a February 2016 cyber-enabled heist of $81 million from the Bank of Bangladesh and other heists; and the May 2017 global WannaCry 2.0 attack.
