DOJ To Announce Charges Against North Koreans For Sony Hack, Wannacry Attack (go.com)

The Justice Department is planning to announce charges Thursday against North Korean nationals who U.S. authorities have accused of being behind the massive hack of Sony in 2014 and the Wannacry ransomware attack lack year. From a report: Earlier on Thursday, President Donald Trump praised North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un on Twitter. "Kim Jong Un of North Korea proclaims 'unwavering faith in President Trump.' Thank you to Chairman Kim. We will get it done together!" Trump tweeted. The Washington Post adds: Pak Jin Hyok, who conducted hacking on behalf of North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau, the military intelligence agency that controls most of the country's cyber capabilities, is charged in the attack on Sony, according to U.S. officials. He is linked to the notorious Lazarus Group, which has also been implicated in the audacious attempt to use cyber techniques to steal $1 billion from the Bangladesh Bank in 2016, and to the WannaCry computer virus that affected more than 230,000 computers in 150 countries last year.

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Just curious

[ArhcAngel]

Will the DOJ be pressing charges against Sony for installing a rootkit on its customers machines?

Huh?

[cascadingstylesheet]

Your Trump related pull quote has nothing to do with the story.

Re:Trump colluding with Kim?

[anegg]

I'm not sure why the parent post was marked down. The entire article from ABC news is cryptic, which could lead one to wonder about meaning, never mind motive:

The Justice Department is planning to announce charges Thursday against North Korean nationals who U.S. authorities have accused of being behind the massive hack of Sony in 2014 and the Wannacry ransomware attack lack year, sources told ABC News. Earlier on Thursday, President Donald Trump praised North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un on Twitter. "Kim Jong Un of North Korea proclaims 'unwavering faith in President Trump.' Thank you to Chairman Kim. We will get it done together!" Trump tweeted.

What is ABC trying to say with the quote from Trump embedded in the article about the DOJ pursuing charges against the North Korean nationals? Is ABC News pointing out that Trump is working with Kim Jong Un to bring the criminals to justice? Is ABC News making the point that Trump is out of step with the DOJ?

Re:Sony Corporation is a Japanese multinational

[drinkypoo]

Why is the US justice doing this? Sony in NOT a US corporation.
Sony Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Knan, Minato, Tokyo.

Sony Corporation of America (SCA), parent corporation of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE), is based in New York, and SCE's subsidiary Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE) is based in San Mateo. HTH, HAND!