Five people indicted after 10-year investigation into North Korean bank hack



News Five people indicted after 10-year investigation into North Korean bank hack Defendants met DPRK agent in 2011 and received instructions to collect secret information, South Korean prosecutors say Ethan Jewell \| Jeongmin Kim May 18, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Photo of Yeouido, South Korea's financial hub \| Image: Pexels Prosecutors have brought charges against five additional people they say colluded with North Korean spies and cyber criminals to hack the computer network of Nonghyup, South Korea’s one of the biggest financial and banking firms. Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office indicted the last one of the five defendants on Tuesday but did not arrest the person. Three others were indicted and arrested between November and December last year, while one other person was indicted in June 2021, also without detention. Prosecutors have brought charges against five additional people they say colluded with North Korean spies and cyber criminals to hack the computer network of Nonghyup, South Korea’s one of the biggest financial and banking firms. Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office indicted the last one of the five defendants on Tuesday but did not arrest the person. Three others were indicted and arrested between November and December last year, while one other person was indicted in June 2021, also without detention. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Five people indicted after 10-year investigation into North Korean bank hack

Defendants met DPRK agent in 2011 and received instructions to collect secret information, South Korean prosecutors say

Ethan Jewell | Jeongmin Kim May 18, 2022

Five people indicted after 10-year investigation into North Korean bank hack

Photo of Yeouido, South Korea's financial hub | Image: Pexels

Prosecutors have brought charges against five additional people they say colluded with North Korean spies and cyber criminals to hack the computer network of Nonghyup, South Korea’s one of the biggest financial and banking firms.

Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office indicted the last one of the five defendants on Tuesday but did not arrest the person. Three others were indicted and arrested between November and December last year, while one other person was indicted in June 2021, also without detention.

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