U.S. slaps additional sanctions against N. Korea

US-N Korea sanctions

U.S. slaps additional sanctions against N. Korea

By Song Sang-ho

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- The United States imposed additional sanctions on a North Korea-linked hacking group and eight other individuals, the Department of the Treasury said Thursday.

The department said that it added KIMSUKY, a North Korea-linked hacking group, and other individuals to its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)'s sanctions list. OFAC enforces economic sanctions.

The designation came after Pyongyang launched a space rocket last week to put a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit. Seoul and Washington view the launch as a violation of multiple U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolutions banning any launch using ballistic missile technology.

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