U.S. authorities have recovered half a million dollars stolen from American hospitals and other victims by North Korean hackers linked to a novel ransomware campaign, according to the Justice Department. 

“Thanks to rapid reporting and cooperation from a victim, the FBI and Justice Department prosecutors have disrupted the activities of a North Korean state-sponsored group deploying ransomware known as ‘Maui,’” U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said at a cybersecurity conference Tuesday.

According to a government press release posted the same day, North Korean hackers had extorted the funds from medical centers in