[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 153 (Thursday, September 13, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H8249-H8250]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            INDICTMENT OF NORTH KOREAN HACKER PARK JIN HYOK

  (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, last week, the Justice Department unveiled 
the latest in a string of criminal complaints against America's cyber 
adversaries. The extremely detailed document lays out a damning case 
against Park Jin Hyok, a North Korean hacker, and the regime that 
supports him.
  From the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack to WannaCry to attempts to 
undermine the global financial system, the North Korean regime is a 
destabilizing presence in cyberspace. I commend the members of the law 
enforcement community who are working this case.
  Mr. Speaker, cyberspace is often thought of as a domain where bad 
actors can act with impunity. This indictment shows that this is not 
the case. America is getting more and more sophisticated at being able 
to track down and unveil and unmask these cyber bad actors.

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  To those who would attempt to target our networks and systems, I have 
a message for you: We will find you. Malign activity in cyberspace that 
targets critical infrastructure or causes immense property damage is 
not the behavior of responsible nations, and we will not tolerate it.

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