Hacks Account for Half of N. Korea Foreign-Currency Income: UN

North Korea generated about 50% of its foreign-currency income from cyber-attacks, which funded 40% of its weapons of mass destruction program, a UN panel wrote in a report dated March 7.

• Panel is investigating 58 suspected North Korean crypto-linked cyberattacks between 2017 and 2023 that garnered $3 billion
• One company cited in the report said North Korea is the “world’s most prolific cyber-thief”
• Click here to read more about North Korea’s crypto hackers

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