A confidential U.N. report obtained by Reuters reveals that North Korea has been employing a range of sophisticated cyberattacks in an effort to bankroll its development of weapons of mass destruction.
According to the report, which was compiled by experts over the past few months, North Korea thus far has made upwards of $2 billion via a number of schemes designed to “steal funds from financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges.” Though specifics remain a bit murky at the moment, North Korean’s malicious cyber activities reportedly encompass more than 30 independent attacks across 17 countries.
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North Korea reportedly steals cryptocurrency to bankroll its nuclear program originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 6 Aug 2019 at 21:03:55 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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