Security News > 2023 > November > US govt sanctions North Korea’s Kimsuky hacking group

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned the North Korean-backed Kimsuky hacking group for stealing intelligence in support of the country's strategic goals.

OFAC has also sanctioned eight North Korean agents for facilitating sanctions evasion and supporting their country's weapons of mass destruction programs.

High-profile attacks attributed to this DPRK cyberespionage group include the compromise of South Korea's nuclear reactor operator Korea in 2014, Operation STOLEN PENCIL against academic institutions in 2018, Operation Kabar Cobra against South Korean government organizations and defense-related agencies in 2019, and Operation Smoke Screen the same year.

The US Treasury Department sanctioned the North Korean hacking groups Lazarus, Bluenoroff, and Andariel in September 2019 for funneling financial assets stolen in cyberattacks against victims worldwide to the country's government.

OFAC also announced sanctions in May against four North Korean entities involved in illicit IT worker schemes and cyberattacks designed to generate revenue to finance DPRK's WMD programs.

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