South Korea slaps sanctions on North's hacking group after failed satellite launch


  • World
  • Friday, 02 Jun 2023

FILE PHOTO North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM in this undated photo released on November 19 2022 by North Koreas Korean Central News Agency KCNA. KCNA via REUTERS

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in this undated photo released on November 19, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Friday announced new sanctions against a North Korean hacking group, Kimsuky, it accused of being involved in the North's latest satellite launch attempt.

The United States and South Korea also issued a joint advisory saying the group conducts "large-scale" cyber attacks at think tanks, academic institutions and news outlets.

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