23-1273공동보도자료_우리_정부의_대북_독자제재_지정.pdf (179 KB)

South Korea designated eight North Korean individuals in response to the December 18 long-range ballistic missile launch. The sanctions covered people involved in illicit cyber activity, revenue generation, technology theft, and trade in sanctioned goods including weapons-related materials. The release named Ri Chang Ho as head of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, the organization behind Kimsuky, Lazarus, and Andariel, and said he was involved in cyber-enabled revenue generation and technology theft.