U.S. charges N. Korea hacker over cyberattacks

The United States on Thursday charged a North Korean computer programmer for his involvement in a conspiracy to conduct multiple destructive cyberattacks around the world, including one on California-based Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2014.A criminal complaint alleges that Park Jin Hyok was a member of a government-sponsored hacking team and worked for Chosun Expo Joint Venture, a government front company, to support North Korea's malicious cyber actions, the Justice Department said.It was the first time the U.S. has charged a North Korean hacker, according to U.S. media.But it was not kn…READ FULL ARTICLE