US Offers $10M Reward for Information on North Korean Hacker

The US Department of Justice unsealed an indictment accusing Rom Jong Hyok, a North Korean military intelligence operative affiliated with the Andariel (APT45) group, of conducting Maui ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations and laundering ransom payments through Hong Kong to fund further breaches and exfiltration of defense and technology data; the group is controlled by the DPRK Reconnaissance General Bureau, has been linked to campaigns targeting multiple countries, and US agencies (including the NSA) have warned of the threat while the State Department offered up to $10 million for information.