Rim Jong Hyok

Charges, as published

• Conspiracy to Commit Computer Hacking
• Conspiracy to Commit Promotion Money Laundering

Case details, as published by FBI

Rim Jong Hyok, a member of the Andariel Unit of the North Korean Government’s Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), a North Korean military intelligence agency, is wanted for allegedly conspiring to violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Acting on behalf of North Korea’s RGB, Rim Jong Hyok allegedly conspired to use the Maui ransomware software to conduct computer intrusions against U.S. hospitals and healthcare companies, extort ransoms, launder the proceeds, and purchase additional internet servers to conduct cyber espionage hacks against government and technology victims in the United States, South Korea, and China. On July 24, 2024, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Rim Jong Hyok in the United States District Court, District of Kansas, after he was charged with conspiracy to commit computer hacking and conspiracy to commit promotion money laundering.