RIM JONG HYOK

Rim Jong Hyok is a North Korean citizen last known to be in North Korea.

Languages: English, Korean

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.