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LATEST: US sanctions North Korean bankers in cybercrime crackdown

The Mansu Hill Grand Monument in Pyongyang, North Korea

By Doina Chiacu and Bhargav Acharya

THE U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned eight individuals and two entities who it said were involved in a variety of North Korean cyber-related money-laundering schemes.

The Treasury said the move was aimed at cutting off funding for North Korea’s weapons programs.

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