The U.S. Department of Justice announces criminal charges against Park Jin Hyok in connection with the 2017 global WannaCry ransomware attack and the 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment hack. Hyok allegedly works for North Korean military intelligence agency Reconnaissance General Bureau. The hack was done in retaliation for the studio’s production of a comedic film, “The Interview,” a comedy about two journalists who are recruited by the CIA to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. This is the first time the DoJ has publicly named a suspect in the crimes.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2018/09/wannacry-north-korea-hacks.html