HONOLULU--The U.S. has retaliated against North Korea for its
alleged hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment, aiming economic
sanctions at Pyongyang's arms industry, which is its primary
foreign exchange earner, and the country's intelligence
operations.
The new sanctions, announced by the White House Friday, are
aimed at 10 North Korean officials in countries such as Iran, Syria
and Sudan who work mainly for Pyongyang's primary arms dealer,
Korea Mining Development Trading Corp.
The U.S. also imposed new restrictions on North Korea's
intelligence operations, the Reconnaissance General Bureau, which
the Treasury Department said is heavily involved in cyber
operations as well as arms trade.
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said the moves are designed to
"further isolate key North Korean entities and disrupt the
activities of close to a dozen critical North Korean
operatives."
Write to Carol E. Lee at carol.lee@wsj.com
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