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North Koreans have been charged with carrying out a massive hacking spree that plundered millions of dollars.Jon Chang Hyok, 31, Kim Il, 27, and Park Jin Hyok, 36, allegedly conducted the cyberattacks while working for North Korea's military intelligence services.They are accused of creating and deploying “multiple malicious cryptocurrency applications, and to develop and fraudulently market a blockchain platform,” the Department of Justice said.Another Canadian-American citizen has already pleaded guilty to laundering some of the alleged hackers' money.The charges relate to an attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment in November 2014.It was in retaliation for the release of The Interview, a Hollywood comedy starring James Franco and Seth

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the indictment of three North Koreans who are accused of perpetrating the 2014 hack of Sony Pictures, along with numerous other cyber intrusions and financial crimes.Arrest warrants were issued for three defendants — Jon Chang Hyok, Kim Il, and Park Jin Hyok — all of whom are believed to be in North Korea. Park was previously charged in a case unsealed in September 2018.Prosecutors allege that the three worked for the Reconnaissance General Bureau, a wing of North Korean military intelligence.