UN: Half of North Korea's foreign currency income comes from cyberattacks
About half of North Korea's foreign currency income comes from cyberattacks, including on cryptocurrency companies. Yonhap writes about this with reference to a report by the UN Security Council.
According to the organizationâs calculations, from 2017 to 2023, North Korean hackers caused damage equivalent to $3 billion. These funds were subsequently used
to finance the development of weapons of mass destruction.
These estimates are consistent with previously presented calculations by Recorded Future specialists, as well as with the findings of The Wall Street Journal.
Although the UN report itself has no authority, the global security body may impose additional sanctions on North Korea, the Nikkei newspaper writes.
