RUSI was especially concerned with the hackers behind the monstrously successfulWannaCry ransomware campaign. It says this signalled North Korea‘s interest and ability to exploit the emerging cryptocurrency industry.
, infecting upwards of 230,000 machines. When targets were hit, the virus automatically encrypted data and demanded ransoms be paid in Bitcoin, or else it would be deleted altogether.
over his role in the attacks (as well as 2014’s Sony hacking scandal).
, after a government official labelled him a “non-entity,” and refuted any wrongdoing.