Security officials in South Korea, the United States and elsewhere say it is well known
that the North Korean authorities have long trained squads of hackers and programmers, and that when superiors in North Korea issue instructions, these hackers are activated to attack targets.
Focus Turns to North Korea Sleeper Cells as Possible Culprits in Cyberattack -
By CHOE SANG-HUN, PAUL MOZUR, NICOLE PERLROTH and DAVID E. SANGERMAY 16, 2017
SEOUL, South Korea — They take legitimate jobs as software programmers in the neighbors of their home country, North Korea.
North Korea may be politically isolated, but the country is suspected of having thousands of hackers capable
of carrying out global cyberattacks, like the recent ransomware attack in more than 150 countries.
