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US indicts North Korean hacker accused of helping extort US hospitals
CNN — The US Justice Department on Thursday announced the indictment of an alleged North Korean government-backed hacker for allegedly participating in a scheme to break into US hospital computer systems and extort them for ransom. Rim Jong Hyok is part …