Three North Korean hacking groups suspected
of perpetrating cyberattacks around the world
were placed on a U.S. sanctions list, drawing
attention to the isolated nation’s illegal efforts to
fund its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
The Treasury Department said the so-called
Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff and Andariel are
controlled by the North Korean government. It
said Lazarus Group was behind the devastating
WannaCry ransomware, which froze 300,000
computers across 150 countries in 2017, and the
destructive cyberattack against Sony Pictures
Entertainment in 2014.