Prosecutors detailed Thursday how a North Korean programmer and a team of co-conspirators committed a string of the world's most destructive cyberattacks
Federal prosecutors have identified the man they say is behind some of the world’s most destructive cyberattacks. The Justice Department claims a North Korean programmer, backed by Kim Jong Un’s regime, conducted attacks that include the devastating hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2014.
Prosecutors believe the hacker lives in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang and is basically an agent of the government who pulled off some of the most devastating cyber attacks in the U. S. and around the world.
On Thursday, prosecutors detailed how North Korean computer programmer Park Jin Hyok and a team of co-conspirators committed a string of cyberattacks over the last four years, reports CBS News’ Ben Tracy from Pyongyang.
According to the unsealed indictment, Park and other suspects worked as part of a state-sponsored hacking team. Prosecutors say they are responsible for the 2014 attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment in which thousands of employee emails, social security numbers, and financial records were leaked.
