A man allegedly working for North Korean intelligence was indicted by U.S. prosecutors on Thursday for conspiracy to hack computers at NASA and military bases, along with serious ransomware attacks against U.S. health care providers, according to a new report from theRim Jong Hyok was indicted by a grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, and is allegedly associated with the hacking group known as Andariel.
“The ransomware attacks encrypted victims’ computers and servers used for medical testing or electronic medical records and disrupted healthcare services. These malicious cyber actors then used the ransom payments to fund malicious cyber operations targeting U.S. government entities and U.S. and foreign defense contractors, among others,” the agency continued.