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The U.S. State Department on Thursday offered a $10 million bounty for “information leading to the identification or location” of a dangerous North Korean hacker known as Rim Jong-hyok.Rim as “a national of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea who is associated with a malicious cyber group known as Andariel.”
The State Department noted that U.S. law enforcement has linked Andariel to attacks against “five healthcare providers, four U.S.-based defense contractors, two U.S. Air Force bases, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Office of Inspector General.”Rim on Thursday for attacking an unnamed Kansas hospital with ransomware, which renders the victim’s data inaccessible unless they pay a ransom to the hackers.
“While North Korea uses these types of cybercrimes to circumvent international sanctions and fund its political and military ambitions, the impact of these wanton acts have a direct impact on the citizens of Kansas,” Kansas City FBI agent Stephen A. Cyrus said. The indictment noted that patient treatment was directly affected by the assault on the hospital’s computer system.
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