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North Korea uses sophisticated crypto hacking to fund nuclear program, experts say

The Guardian
North Korea uses sophisticated crypto hacking to fund nuclear program, experts say

Cryptocurrency theft is estimated to generate half of the country’s foreign currency income North Korea plays by its own rules. The isolated, secretive and autocratic country is largely cut off from the world’s economic system – but when it comes to generating foreign earnings it relies on some of…

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